
ALT Column chart showing excess mortality as a percentage of expected deaths in Canada among those aged 0-44 between March 1st, 2020 and June 24th, 2023 by year, with the overall average indicated with a line, and all figures labelled. Deaths are 25.9% above expected overall, 17.5% above expected for 2020, 24.4% above expected for 2021, 27.6% above expected for 2022, and 41.0% above expected in 2023.

ALT This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for Oct 7 - Oct 20, 2023 by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Ontario’s COVID Forecast outlook is SEVERE (no change) with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 9.0 About 1 of every 23 people is infected. Estimated infections this week: 412,000-569,000 How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada? Waste water, infections: SEVERE; 13.8X higher Long COVID estimate: HIGH; 4.8X higher Hospitalizations, ICU: VERY HIGH; 7.7X higher Deaths: HIGH; 5.4X higher HOW TO HELP: EVERYONE: UPDATE vaccines WEAR N95-type masks AVOID indoor social gatherings AVOID crowded non-essential places If you ARE HIGH RISK: ALSO AVOID outdoor social gatherings Who is HIGH RISK? People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca



























