Percentage increase in reported COVID-19 deaths July 31-Aug. 31 Canada: 2.19%
In the United States: 20.53%
Worldwide: 26.42%[i]
*******************
Countries reporting more than 100% increase in COVID-19 cases for August: Seven
Country with greatest increase: Ethiopia 204.1%
Country with second greatest increase: Philippines 150.9%[ii]
###############
Percentage increase in reported COVID-19 cases in Canada July 31-Aug. 31: 11.7%
Province with greatest increase July 31-Aug.31: Manitoba 196.8%
Second largest: British Columbia 61.2%
Nova Scotia increase: 1.68%[iii]
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Percentage increase in U.S. COVID-19 cases in August: 34.6%
Number of countries in 37-nation Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) with case increases higher than U.S: 14
OECD country with largest percentage increase: Greece 130.4%
Second greatest: Slovak Republic 70.9%: [iv]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Global increase in billionaires during COVID-19 pandemic: From 614 to 643
Increase in total wealth of billionaires during pandemic: $685 billion (U.S.)
Estimated wealth of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos at beginning of pandemic: $113 billion
Estimated wealth September 3, 2020: $206 billion[v]
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Canada’s August employment rate: 58.0%
Nova Scotia’s August employment rate: 54.3%
Rank of Nova Scotia employment rate among Canadian provinces: Ninth
Change in full-time employment in Canada in August:+205,800
Change in Nova Scotia: -1,600[vi]
@@@@@@@@@@@@
Median family income Canada 2018: $61,400
Percentage change since 2013: +6.41%
Median family income Nova Scotia 2018: $52,200
Percentage change since 2013: +1.95%
Number of Nova Scotians in low income in 2018: 176,720
Change from 2013: +8,770[vii]
-30-
[i] Johns Hopkins
[ii] Worldometer
[iii] Canada.ca
[iv] Worldometer
[v] Americans for Tax Fairness
[vi] Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey
[vii] Statistics Canada T1FF 2020
