Latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

Latest News on COVID-19 Development in Canada (Always Eastern):

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7:05 pm

British Columbia health officials have reported 115 new cases of COVID-19 with no additional deaths.

The number of active infections increased by 3 to 1,387, including 71 in hospital.

There are 3,042 people under public health surveillance after being exposed to known cases.

Outbreaks have been declared in Burnaby’s Rideau retired homes and continue to occur in 15 long-term or long-term care homes.

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4:28 pm

The Saskathuwan Department of Health says it is investigating the outbreak of COVID-19, a community infection that includes contacts that track more than 100 people in different parts of the state.

According to the agency, this outbreak seems to be related to a series of full gospel outreach events at Prince Albert from September 14th to last Sunday.

Dr. Khami Chokani, a health officer, declared the outbreak today.

According to the agency, the outbreak involves a large number of closely related people from multiple regions of Saskatchewan.

The exact number of positive COVID-19 cases associated with outbreaks has not been published.

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3:06 pm

The Prime Minister has made it clear that the COVID-19 vaccine, approved by Health Canada, will be provided free of charge to all Canadians through Canada’s universal health insurance system.

Justin Trudeau issued a statement at the House of Commons after being questioned by NDP leader Jagmeet Singh.

However, it is unclear who will be vaccinated first or how it will be distributed.

The government has shown plans to make it readily accessible to the most vulnerable and essential workers.

Trudeau told Commons on Wednesday that a committee of experts would advise the government on how to distribute the vaccine fairly to all.

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2:43 pm

Manitova is on its worst day since the pandemic began, as the state announced that COVID-19 killed three more people.

One of the deaths is related to an outbreak in a long-term care facility — a woman in her 90s.

The other dead are a man in his 70s from Winnipeg and a man in his 60s in a communal community such as a Hutterite colony.

The state has announced 32 new cases of the virus — 22 of which are in the Winnipeg Health Area.

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2:25 pm

Public health officials in New Brunswick have reported 17 new cases of COVID-19 at a special nursing home in Moncton.

Dr. Jennifer Russell, Chief Health Officer, says it brings the number of cases in Notre Dame Manor to 19.

She states that the number includes two families, 13 residents, 4 health care workers, and affected residents.

The first two cases were positive after public health began investigating the facility on Monday night.

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12:10 pm

Dr. Teresatam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, said the average daily number of new COVID-19 cases in the country has reached 2,052 in the last seven days.

This is a 40% increase from the previous week, almost 10 times the lowest reached in July last year.

According to Tam, the Public Health Agency of Canada is also increasing the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals.

In a statement, Tam states that increasing the number and variety of COVID-19 tests available in Canada is a good step, but tests are basic health measures such as physical distance and wearing a face mask. She says it can’t replace.

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11:15 am

Quebec reports new cases of less than 1,000 COVID-19 for the first time in 6 days.

Authorities reported 900 new COVID-19 infections today, with one death reported from the new coronavirus they said had occurred in the last 24 hours.

According to the state, another four virus-related deaths occurred between September 30th and October 5th, bringing the total to 5,906 since the pandemic began.

Hospitalization increased by 12 to 409, and the number of people in the intensive care unit was 62, a decrease of 5.

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10:30 am

Ontario today reports 583 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death from the virus.

Health Minister Christine Elliott said 173 were in Toronto, 121 in Ottawa, 75 in the York area and 70 in the Peel area, accounting for 60% of new cases in people under the age of 40. ..

The state has a backlog of 55,413 tests and states that it has conducted 43,277 tests since the last daily report.

With COVID-19, a total of 195 people have been hospitalized in Ontario, 43 of whom are in the intensive care unit.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on October 7, 2020.

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