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Canadian COVID Forecast Mar 15-28, 2025

NUNAVUT, NWT, YUKON

HIGH (increasing)

About 1 in every 136 people infected

Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:

-Infections ~7X higher
-Long COVID ~9X higher
-Hospitalizations ~12X higher
-Deaths ~9X higher
This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the seven day period between Mar 15-28, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Nunavut, NWT, & Yukon’s COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH (increasing) with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 9.3 About 1 of every 136 people is infected. Estimated infections this week: 570-1,250 What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada? Waste water, infections: HIGH; 6.5X higher Long COVID estimate: HIGH; 8.5X higher Hospitalizations, ICU: VERY HIGH; 12.1X higher Deaths: HIGH; 8.9X higher HOW TO HELP: EVERYONE: UPDATE vaccines every 6 months WEAR N95-type masks 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 Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca
March 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM