COVID-19 SITUATION UPDATE (JULY 3, 2020)
COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe; yesterday, the United States saw its highest number of positive tests since the pandemic started. As a community, we need to continue to be vigilant in ensuring this virus will not bring harm to us or our loved ones.
The number of confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus (Covid 19) to date are:
|
REGION
|
NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES |
|
Worldwide |
10,533,779 |
|
United States |
2,616,949 |
|
Canada |
104,204 |
|
New York |
|
|
COUNTY |
NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES |
|
St. Lawrence |
220 |
|
Franklin |
32 |
|
Clinton |
254 |
|
Onondaga |
2,897 |
|
Oneida |
1,672 |
|
Ontario |
|
|
REGION
|
NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES |
|
City of Ottawa |
2,101 |
|
City of Cornwall |
23 |
|
United Counties of Stormont Dundas and Glengarry |
29 |
|
United Counties of Prescott & Russell |
112 |
|
City of Kingston |
69 |
|
Quebec |
|
|
REGION |
NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES |
|
Monteregie |
7,873 |
|
City of Montreal |
27,377 |
|
City of Laval |
5,814 |
You can reduce your chances of being infected or spreading COVID-19 by taking some simple precautions:
- Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water. Why? Washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub kills viruses that may be on your hands.
- Maintain at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and others. Why? When someone coughs, sneezes, or speaks they spray small liquid droplets from their nose or mouth which may contain virus. If you are too close, you can breathe in the droplets, including the COVID-19 virus if the person has the disease.
- Avoid going to crowded places. Why? Where people come together in crowds, you are more likely to come into close contact with someone that has COIVD-19 and it is more difficult to maintain physical distance of 1 metre (3 feet).
- Make sure you, and the people around you, follow good respiratory hygiene. This means covering your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze. Then dispose of the used tissue immediately and wash your hands. Why? Droplets spread virus. By following good respiratory hygiene, you protect the people around you from viruses such as cold, flu and COVID-19.
