Canadian SARS Numbers

July 7, 2003

On July 5, 2003, the WHO removed Taiwan from its list of areas with recent local transmission of SARS. This achievement means that all known chains of person-to-person transmission of the SARS virus worldwide have now been broken. Toronto was taken off the list of affected areas on July 2, 2003.

The July 4, 2003 Canadian SARS epidemiological curve is posted on the Health Canada SARS website

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.

Please find below, the cumulative number of probable and suspect case reports in detail as of July 7, 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.

Probable Cases (N = 250)

Case status	ON		BC	Total
First Cluster	Second Cluster
Cumulative Total	136	110	4	250*
Hospitalized	4	14	0	18
Discharged	108	73	4	185
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	14	0	38
Total active**	4	14	0	18

Suspect Cases (N = 189)

Case status	ON		BC	AB	NB	PEI	SK	Total
First Cluster	Second Cluster
Cumulative Total	121	9	46	6	2	4	1	189*
Hospitalized	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Discharged	102	6	10	1	1	4	1	125
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Canadian SARS cases by Province/Territory

Province/ Territory	Probables	Suspects
BC	4	46
AB	0	6
SK	0	1
MB	0	0
ON	246	130
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	250	189

Changes from previous report

Change	Probables	Suspects
Additions	0	0
Deletions	1*	0
Reclassifications	0	0
Deaths	0	0
* Individual did not meet case definition

*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 28**	June 29**	June 30	July 1**	July 2	July 3	July 4	July 5**	July 6**	July 7
Cumulative total*	-	-	252	-	251	251	251	-	-	250
Active cases (currently ill)
Hospitalized	-	-	21	-	20	20	20	-	-	18
At home, currently ill	-	-	0	-	0	0	0	-	-	0
Unknown	-	-	1	-	0	0	0	-	-	0
Total Active Probable	-	-	22	-	20	20	20	-	-	18
Historical cases (recovered and deaths)
Discharged from hospital and recovered, never hospitalized	-	-	192	-	193	193	193	-	-	194
Deaths	-	-	38	-	38	38	38	-	-	38
*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 28**	June 29**	June 30	July 1**	July 2	July 3	July 4	July 5**	July 6**	July 7
Cumulative total*	-	-	190	-	190	189	189	-	-	189
Active cases (currently ill)
Hospitalized	-	-	2	-	1	0	0	-	-	0
At home, currently ill	-	-	0	-	0	0	0	-	-	0
Unknown	-	-	0	-	0	0	0	-	-	0
Total Active Suspect	-	-	2	-	1	0	0	-	-	0
Historical cases (recovered and deaths)
Discharged from hospital and recovered, never hospitalized	-	-	187	-	188	188	188	-	-	188
Deaths	-	-	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.