More than 3,000 people have now died due to COVID-19 in Quebec. A total of 38,469 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the province. There are currently a total of 1,838 people who are hospitalized with COVID-19, and 193 people in intensive care. The primary area of concern in the...
Ontario reported 294 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the lowest daily number of new cases since March 31. This is the first time since March that the daily case count has dipped below 300, according to the Ontario health ministry. The number of hospitalized patients also dropped from the previous day....
Nova Scotia identified seven new cases in its latest 24-hour stretch, but did not report any new fatalities after watching its death toll climb for three days straight. There are now 1,118 total cases in the province, which includes 749 people who have recovered, an increase of six since Saturday....
The Ministry of Health reported 294 new cases in Ontario, increasing its total case count to 20,238. It’s the smallest number of daily cases the province has reported since March 31, and marks the second straight day that the Ministry of Health reported less than 400 cases. The news comes...
Another Cargill meat-processing plant, this time south of Montreal, is shutting down temporarily after at least 64 workers were diagnosed with COVID-19. Cargill says that the 64 workers represent roughly 13 per cent of its workforce at the Les Aliments plant in Chambly, Que. Three employees have also recovered. It’s the...
British Columbia is reporting 15 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the provincial total to 2,330 positive cases of the virus. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says two people have died, which brings the death toll to 129. She says the two deaths are people who were residents of long-term care homes...
Quebec reports 61 more fatalities, INSPQ warns of reopening Greater Montreal area too early Health officials in Quebec recorded an additional 61 fatalities, raising the province’s death toll to 2,786. It’s the smallest increase in deaths the province has recorded since April 16, according to Steve Faguy of the Montreal Gazette. Those...
Hinshaw reported that six cases have been confirmed at Canada Post’s main plant in Calgary, which is located near the city’s airport. On its website, Canada Post says that “the World Health Organization (WHO) and Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) have assured us it is safe to handle mail,...
One more person has died in Alberta after contracting COVID-19, increasing the province’s death toll to 115, according to chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. The recent victim was a woman in her 80s, who lived at a continuing care home in the Calgary zone. "I struggle every day...
All 27 of Prince Edward Island’s COVID-19 patients have recovered, meaning that there are now no active cases in the province that have been identified by health officials. “We have had only 27 cases and now all are recovered,” said P.E.I.’s chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison. “We have...