Six more people have died in Alberta after contracting COVID-19, increasing the province’s death toll to 112, according to chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. On Wednesday, it was also announced that another death has been linked to the Cargill meat processing plant in High River. A Cargill...
The Ministry of Health recorded 477 new cases of COVID-19 and 63 more fatalities, increasing Ontario’s totals to 19,598 and 1,540, respectively. Among the province’s total diagnoses are 13,990 resolved cases, an increase of 421, setting a recovery rate of 71.4 per cent. Along with the new cases and fatalities, Ontario...
An outbreak at the Maple Lodge Farms poultry processing plant in Brampton, Ont., has turned fatal. One worker has died, according to Global News, which has received confirmation from the company and its union. Twenty-five workers have also contracted the virus. According to Global News, the company waited nearly three weeks...
Two new cases of COVID-19 in the Eastern Health region have been identified in the past 24 hours, increasing Newfoundland and Labrador’s total to 261. It marks the province’s first case since May 1. "Ebbs and flows in the number of new cases is not unexpected, especially as we begin to...
In its latest 24-hour stretch, Ontario completed 15,179 tests for COVID-19, leading to 399 new positive diagnoses. It’s the fourth-highest amount of tests the Ministry of Health has completed in a 24-hour time frame since the start of the pandemic, but the province also saw its testing backlog grow to...
Canada's chief public health officer says a COVID-19 outbreak gripping Saskatchewan's far north is an area of concern. Dr. Theresa Tam says not only is the region remote, but it's home to Indigenous communities. “People are taking it extremely seriously because these are more vulnerable situations," she said Wednesday during her...
The government also says there have been six additional deaths, bringing its total fatalities to 112. Alberta's total number of cases is now at 5,963. The province says 3,552 people have recovered from the illness. British Columbia has announced three more deaths and 23 new cases of COVID-19. The news comes on the...
Health officials in Quebec recorded an additional 112 fatalities, raising the province’s death toll to 2,510. It makes Quebec the first province in Canada to reach the 2,500-fatality mark. Those fatalities are among the province’s 34,327 total cases after 910 new patients were identified. There are 8,284 people who have recovered...
Health officials didn’t report a new fatality related to COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, after watching its death toll climb for five straight days. The 41 deaths are part of the province’s 998 positive cases, after seven new patients were identified in the past 24 hours. There are 661 people who...
The Ministry of Health recorded 412 new cases of COVID-19 and 68 more fatalities, increasing Ontario’s totals to 18,722 and 1,429, respectively. Among the province’s total diagnoses are 13,222 resolved cases, an increase of 443, setting a recovery rate of 70.6 per cent. Along with reporting more recoveries than new cases,...