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Canadian SARS Numbers

June 27, 2003

Note: There will be no report July 1, 2003 as it is a national holiday.

Please find below, the cumulative number of probable and suspect case reports in detail as of June 27, 2003. Please refer to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care website for the most recent list of Potential SARS Exposure Sites in Ontario.

The most recent date of onset of illness for a probable case is June 12, 2003; this case was quarantined on June 4, 2003. The most recent date of isolation for a probable case is June 12, 2003; this case had onset of illness on June 8, 2003.

Probable Cases (N = 252)

Case status ON BC Total
First
Cluster		 Second
Cluster
Cumulative Total 136 112 4 252*
Hospitalized 4 19 0 23
Discharged 108 71 4 183
Under investigation 0 0 0 0
At home, recovered 0 9 0 9
At home, never hospitalized 0 0 0 0
At home, ill 0 0 0 0
Deaths 24 13 0 37
Total active** 4 19 0 23

Suspect Cases (N = 190)

Case status ON BC AB NB PEI SK Total
First
Cluster		 Second
Cluster
Cumulative Total 121 10 46 6 2 4 1 190*
Hospitalized 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Discharged 102 5 10 1 1 4 1 124
Under investigation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
At home, recovered 18 3 36 5 1 0 0 63
At home, ill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Deaths 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total active** 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2

Canadian SARS cases by Province/Territory

Province/
Territory		 Probables Suspects
BC 4 46
AB 0 6
SK 0 1
MB 0 0
ON 248 131
QB 0 0
NS 0 0
NF 0 0
NB 0 2
PEI 0 4
NU 0 0
NT 0 0
YK 0 0
TOTAL 252 190

Changes from previous report

Change Probables Suspects
Additions 0 0
Deletions 0 0
Reclassifications +1 -1
Deaths 0 0

*No new probable or suspect cases have been reported from other provinces and territories.

**Active cases include those that are hospitalized, at home and currently ill, or under investigation.

Current Status of Probable SARS Cases in Canada During the Previous 10 days

Probable Cases June
18		 June
19		 June
20		 June
21**		 June
22**		 June
23		 June
24		 June
25		 June
26		 June
27
Cumulative total* 245 245 246 - - 249 250 251 251 252
Active cases (currently ill)
Hospitalized 36 31 29 - - 24 25 24 23 23
At home, currently ill 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0 0
Total Active Probable 36 31 29 - - 24 25 24 23 23
Historical cases (recovered and deaths)
Discharged from hospital and
recovered, never hospitalized		 175 180 182 - - 188 188 190 191 192
Deaths 34 34 35 - - 37 37 37 37 37

*Cumulative total of all active and historical probable cases with onset of symptoms on or after February 23, 2003, including cases who have recovered, died or are currently ill.
**No numbers reported.

Current Status of Suspect SARS Cases in Canada During the Previous 10 days

Suspect Cases June
18		 June
19		 June
20		 June
21**		 June
22**		 June
23		 June
24		 June
25		 June
26		 June
27
Cumulative total* 193 192 191 - - 191 190 191 191 190
Active cases (currently ill)
Hospitalized 5 3 2 - - 3 2 2 2 2
At home, currently ill 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0 0
Total Active Suspect 6 4 3 - - 4 3 3 2 2
Historical cases (recovered and deaths)
Discharged from hospital and
recovered, never hospitalized		 186 187 187 - - 186 186 187 188 187
Deaths 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1

1

**Cumulative total of all active and historical suspect cases with onset of symptoms on or after February 23, 2003 , including cases who have recovered, died or are currently ill.
**No numbers reported.


Date Modified: 2003-06-27

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