2 year's of Covid-19
It's the two year anniversary of the first documented COVID-19 case in Canada today, and there have been more than one million documented COVID-19 infections in the province in that time, with 11,068 confirmed deaths.
Free PCR testing is limited as supply is a problem and the counts are now significantly undercounted and we no longer know the true burden of infection in the province. However, even with the limited supply we confirmed 3,434 new COVID-19 cases today.
Schools were delayed going back for two weeks after the holiday break but now with the Omicron variant, instead of reporting when there is one case at a school and closing down a school with two or more cases, they are only reporting at 30% absenteeism which is ridiculous! For instance Hadley's highschool has approx. 1800 students, so 540 students would have to be away before they would have to even notify parents, and they may not even shut down at that point. PLUS...Indoor dining, cinema activity and indoor fitness centers are set to resume in six days. Hospitals are at crazy high numbers with 4,008 patients admitted with COVID-19 across Ontario hospitals today, and 626 of them are in intensive care.
I am thankful for the life we have here in the country and that we can carefully select our outings. I am also thankful for the internet as video calls keep us connected with family, friends, colleagues, and the school.