Nova Scotia is confirming two new cases of COVID-19 and is expanding the list of symptoms being screened for the virus. The province has had 1,048 confirmed cases and 58 deaths to date. "This expanded symptom list is being adopted by all provinces and territories and is based on our growing...
The Ministry of Health reported 441 new cases of COVID-19, which marks the biggest daily increase Ontario has reported since May 8. The cases were identified after health officials administered 11,276 tests, leading to a 3.9 per cent positive test rate. It’s now the fifth straight day that Ontario has...
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5:35 p.m. on May 21, 2020: There are 81,312 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 45,495 confirmed (including 3,800 deaths, 13,327 resolved) _ Ontario: 24,187 confirmed (including 1,993 deaths, 18,509 resolved) _ Alberta: 6,768 confirmed (including 132 deaths,...
Quebec Premier Francois Legault announced that on June 22, all day camps can open in the province. He said there will be a variety of measures put in place, including smaller groups and physician distancing guidelines. “It’s very important for kids to play outside, to play together,” the premier said. “I...
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams said the COVID-19 situation in the province is “plateauing” and it is “disappointing” the cases numbers are not coming down, as health officials were hoping for. Dr. Williams said in an effort to determine why this is occurring, the province has...
The Ministry of Health reported 31 fatalities 413 new cases of COVID-19 in Ontario, increasing its totals to 1,993 and 24,187, respectively. Health officials were able to identify the new patients after completing 10,506 tests for COVID-19 in the province’s latest 24-hour stretch, setting a positive test rate of 3.9...
Alberta identified 19 new cases of COVID-19, which marks the smallest increase to its total case count since March 16. The update also increases its total case count to 6,735. That includes 128 fatalities, after no new deaths were reported for the second straight day. At least 5,637 people...
Along with 43 new deaths — the most Ontario has recorded since May 12 — the Ministry of Health reported 390 new cases of COVID-19 in its latest 24-hour stretch, setting its total case count at 23,774. Ontario completed 7,382 tests in that timeframe, which marks the third straight day...
An individual in their 60s from Saskatchewan’s North region has passed away after contracting COVID-19, raising the province’s death toll to seven. Before today’s update, Saskatchewan had not recorded a death since April 29. Along with the increase to its death toll, health officials identified 21 cases for a...
The relationship between Quebec's premier and his "guardian angels" showed further signs of strain on Tuesday as the premier expressed disappointment with a nurses' union protest in front of his office. Legault, who repeatedly referred to health workers as "guardian angels" in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, has...