#Canadians, political leaders in provinces with Wave 2 #COVID19 epidemics

You MUST act NOW.

#Manitoba and #Quebec are in crisis. #Alberta, #Ontario, #Saskatchewan will be there soon.

This is NOT overreaction. PLEASE read this thread. Please share it. PLEASE ACT.

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I've been watching per capita DEATHS in #Canada & high income peer countries with pop >20M

Peers:

Why?

Because #Canadian #COVID19 case fatality rate (% of confirmed cases who die) has remained stubbornly high.

It's the 3rd highest, after .

We will soon reach the highest case fatality rate among our peer countries & we've barely started Wave 2.

Look at this graph. Watch it every day. #Canada is NOT doing ok

When we get #COVID19 more of us die than in Spain, France, the USA.

Please, please see this and act.

#Canada is at the start of Wave 2 of our #COVID19 epidemic. It's actually only just getting going now.

People typically take 2-4 weeks to die after they are diagnosed.

We should see a big increase in cases, then a big increase in deaths 2-4 wk later.

But Canada look different

In #Canada, our case fatality rate is increasing 5% each week, and this increase has been speeding up every day since November 1.

Most importantly, our #COVID19 deaths are increasing faster than our cases in every province except BC. This is absolutely not normal.

Please read the posts with all the graphs in the thread below.

I post these every day now to try to show people & politicians why we need to wake up. They're pinned to my profile.

Please contact your political leaders NOW. Please don't wait for them to make the right decision.

Before I get into the data part of the thread, I want to make one last point.

On Friday, @SteiniBrown presented results of the #COVID19 modelling table in Ontario. It was frightening. He said if Ontario's cases continue to grow at 3% daily, we'll look like France in a month.

This is what deaths in France look like right now.

Daily growth rate as of last night (7 day avg):

Saskatchewan: 7%
Manitoba: 5%
Alberta, BC: 4%
Ontario: 3%

ok. here's my regular daily thread. Please, please act.

Nov 16

#COVID19 cases, deaths, case fatality rates

• #Canada, provinces
•Country peers (high income, pop >20M)
•Longterm care, retirement homes
•Weekly, daily % changes (7-day avg)

Thread

Data: @covid_canada @NoLore @RyersonNIA @CIHI_ICIS @OurWorldInData
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#COVID19 #CANADA Take-home 1

Wave 2 started later in Canada than peer countries BUT
•Deaths ↑ faster than peers (27% wkly)
•Cases ↑ 23% wkly
•Case fatality rate (CFR) ↑ 5.0% wkly

Worst death numbers, in order
• #Manitoba, #Quebec, #Alberta, #Ontario

#COVID19 #CANADA Take-home 2

LONGTERM CARE/RETIREMENT HOMES
•Deaths ↑ 11% wkly
•Cases ↑ 10% wkly

Worst death numbers, in order
• #Quebec, #Manitoba, #Ontario, #Alberta

Take-home 3: Countries

#COVID19 DEATHS/100K (+% wkly growth), worst to best

26+19
23+13
21+42
15+64
15+38
#Quebec 11+26
#Manitoba 11+58
PEER AVG 10+26
5+28
4+58
#Alberta 4+32
#Ontario 4+24
#BritishColumbia 2+20
2+0
#Saskatchewan 1+50
1+11
<1+9
0+0

have to pause for a meeting. will be back in 30 min to continue

Take-home 4: Countries

#COVID19 CASES/100K (+% wkly growth), worst to best

2660+14
2352+13
1663+24
1511+20
1473+37
PEER AVG 990+18
MB 751+38
QC 743+17
677+31
AB 621+28
459+23
ON 378+23
BC 327+25
SK 293+48
49+17
26+8
18+6
1+0

Sorry. I'm rushing. Here are the graphs to go with the per capita deaths and cases/100K, together with the daily % increases in both.

Take-home 5: Countries

#COVID19 CFR (+% wkly growth), worst to best

#Manitoba 1.5+14
#Quebec 1.4+8
1.4+<1
1.4+<1
1.3+<1
PEER AVG 1.1+7
#CANADA 1.1+5
1.1+5
1.0+19
1.0+15
#Ontario 1.0+3
0.8+25
#Alberta 0.7+3
0.6+21
#BritishColumbia 0.6+<1
#Saskatchewan 0.3+2

Change in CFR over last 2 weeks in affected Canadian provinces plus avg change in CFR for our peer countries

Take-home 6: #COVID19 case fatality rates (CFR)

CFR already ↑ in #Canada, everywhere except BC

We shouldn’t see this ↑ so soon in Wave 2, when cases should ↑ faster than deaths

Wave 2 likely spreading quickly to more vulnerable people, including LTC/RHs

Take-home 7: Longterm care, retirement homes

#COVID19 DEATHS/100K (+% wkly growth), worst to best

QC 27+7
#Canada (Wave 1): 14
Canada (Wave 2): 9+11
MB 7+62
ON 5+17
AB 5+25
OECD countries (Wave 1): 5
BC 1+8
SK 0+0

Note: LTC/RH Wave 2 data start May 26, not Aug 18.

Take-home 8: Longterm care, retirement homes

#COVID19 CASES/100K (+% wkly growth), worst to best

QC 144+6
Canada (Wave 2): 58+10
ON 49+14
AB 42+15
MB 41+39
#Canada (Wave 1): 14
BC 5+31
OECD countries (Wave 1): 5
SK <1+0

Note: for LTC/RH Wave 2 starts May 26

Take-home 9: Longterm care, retirement homes

#COVID19 CFR (+% wkly growth), worst to best

BC 28+<1
QC 19+<1
MB 17+17
Canada (Wave 2): 15+<1
#Canada (Wave 1): 14
AB 11+8
ON 10+3
OECD countries (Wave 1): 5
SK 0+<1

Note: for LTC/RH Wave 2 starts May 26

Take-home 10: What #Canadians must do NOW

•Stay home except for essential activities
•Socialize only with ppl under same roof
•Mask indoors (except at home)
•Mask outdoors within 2m of others
•Follow LOCAL public health guidance
•Install #COVID19 Alert app

List of #Canadian #COVID19 LTC/RH deaths fr @NoLore
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M_RzojK0vwF9nAozI7aoyLpPU8EA1JEqO6rq0g1iebU/edit#gid=0

Cdn LTC/RH cases, deaths @RyersonNIA Longterm Care COVID-19 Tracker
https://ltc-covid19-tracker.ca 

Contact municipal, provincial, territorial and national leaders to advocate for the most vulnerable.

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I have to get back to my regular work, but will check back in tonight.

Here are ppl who post daily about deaths in LTC/RHs. Pls consider amplifying their posts.

@NathanStall @DrSamirSinha @Sue_Innovates @IacovosMichael @Billius27 @picardonhealth

Plus https://twitter.com/i/lists/1322654841479581697?s=20

I'm trying to add more names to this list, but can't keep up and am spending too much time on these data to amplify others. Please tag me about anyone who needs to be on this list, ESPECIALLY in Manitoba, Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan.

Here is my public twitter list for people to follow about #COVID19 in #Quebec

https://twitter.com/i/lists/1327850441778950144?s=20

Here's my public twitter list for people to follow about #COVID19 in #Manitoba. It's still incomplete and I'll be trying to finish it tonight.

In coming days I'll build lists for #Alberta #Saskatchewan #BritishColumbia.

https://twitter.com/i/lists/1326735405539078145?s=20