Alberta has 8,090 active cases of COVID-19 after the province reported another 713 infections Tuesday. The number of COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital set a new pandemic record Tuesday with 207 people, 43 of whom are in intensive care. The death toll increased to 376 after the province reported seven new...
A big expansion is on the way for Halton’s vaccine program. Starting April 16, essential workers who can’t do their jobs from home — including teachers and those working in food manufacturing and distribution — can book an appointment to be vaccinated through one of Halton Public Health’s clinics. Others who...
The B.C. Ministry of Health has reported 50 new test-positive cases and three new epidemiologically linked case of novel coronavirus in the province today, bringing the total number of cases in B.C. to 3,934. In total, 1,143 of the cases are in the Vancouver Coastal Region, 2,045 in Fraser Health,...
Four new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in Nova Scotia today, April 3. Two cases are in Central Zone. One is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The person is self-isolating, as required. The other is a close contact of a previously reported case. There are also two cases...
As Canadians wait for their turn at the COVID-19 vaccine, individual provinces are developing their own priority lists for the precious few doses that are being distributed. Here in New Brunswick, residents of long-term care facilities over the age of 85 are the top priority for the latest batch...
Public Health Ontario has reported 1,631 new cases of COVID-19 today (March 8). Today's report includes 994 recoveries and 10 new deaths, none were long-term care residents. The deaths reported today include five people between 60 and 79 years old, and five people aged 80 or older. The province has reported 51...
Ottawa Public Health is reporting 40 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Monday, on a day when the number of new cases across Ontario reached a new high watermark. Across the province, 1,589 new cases and 19 new deaths were reported. The previous high point was 1,588 cases on...
A health worker in Alaska suffered a serious allergic reaction after getting Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine and is now hospitalized but stable, a report said Wednesday. The New York Times reported the person received their shot on Tuesday, and Pfizer confirmed it was working with local authorities to investigate the incident. Two...
An unconfirmed number of patients have developed blood clots after receiving the shot, according to health authorities. Iceland and Norway have also stopped administering the shot. The Danish Health Authority on Thursday halted the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for 14 days. It follows reports of "serious cases of blood...
Mission to flatten Canada's COVID-19 curve again Waterloo Public Health announced the first COVID-19-related death in the region in more than two months on Sunday. The agency did not provide any further details of the first COVID-19-related death announced in Waterloo Region since Aug. 22. The death, which is not related to...