As Mar 1 will mark the day that Ontarioians regained their freedoms from many of the provincial Covid-19 mandates (masks to follow shortly), So let's take one last look at the facts:
Only 8% of Canadians were ever tested positive for Covid-19
Only 4 % required Hospitalization
Only 0.1% died...84% of which were in the 70+ age group
Covid Data since Jan 2020 to Feb 2022 (25 months)
Canada: population 38 Million
Total Positive cases of Covid registered ..3.3 Million or 8.4 % of pop .
Total Deaths while positive with Covid : 36,500 or 0.1% (.096% ) of pop
Ontario: population 15 million
Total deaths while positive with Covid: 12,430 or 0.08% of pop.
Total positive cases registered: 1.1 million or 7.3 % of pop.
Hospitalizations;
Canada: 131,801 cases (4.1%) were hospitalized, of whom 22,732 (17.2%) were admitted to the ICU
Ontario: Ever hospitalized 41,953… 3.8% of popualtion
Note: We now know that those numbers were inflated (between 40%-60%) due to people being found with Covid after being admitted to hospitals for other issues.
Percentage of Vaccinations
Canada: Fully vaxxed (2 shots): 80.4 % Vaccinated (kids 5-11 32%)
Booster : 45% (55% of 18+)
Ontario: Fully vaxxed (2 shots) : 86% of population
Booster: 46%
COST of COVID;
For the first time, spending by all levels of government in Canada surpassed the $1 trillion mark. Spending increased by $267.4 billion from 2019, for a total of $1,069.0 billion in 2020. This was a 33.4% increase from the previous year and the largest recorded increase in Canadian government spending. This was largely a result of the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Social protection, economic affairs, and health care were the largest contributors to spending increases in 2020. Governments in Canada spent $18,574 per person in 2020 in these categories, compared with $12,042 in 2019.
Note: This data was for 2020..there is still 14 month to add to it.. $18,574 per person times 38 million = $ 705,812,000,000..thats 3/4 of a Trillion.
The devastation caused by the Government's response to this pandemic to the economy, education, and businesses (over 100,000 closed in 2020 alone) will continue for years to come. History alone will tell us if it was worth it.
note: All the date quotes above were drawn ONLY from the Government of Canada or Ontario Health websites.