Canada added 2,046 new novel coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the country’s total case count to 186,691.
Provincial health authorities also said another 24 people have died after contracting COVID-19.
However, only some of these deaths occurred over the last few days.
The new fatalities bring Canada’s death toll to 9,654.
The new cases come as health officials work to stave off a second wave of the pandemic.
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam, urged the public to reduce their contacts in order to slow the transmission of the virus.
“We can reduce our rate of contact with other people through a combination of individual practices and population-based measures,” she said. “However in some areas, individual actions have not been enough to realize low levels of transmission and additional measures including strategic business closures have been required in order to put the brakes on the epidemic growth.”
In Ontario, 746 new cases were reported on Tuesday, and health officials said nine more people had died after contracting the respiratory illness.
The new infections bring the province’s case count to 60,692. However, 51,729 people have recovered from COVID-19.
A total of 4,462,167 tests have been administered in Ontario.
Meanwhile in Quebec — the province hit hardest by the pandemic — 815 new cases were detected.
Health officials also said five more people had died after testing positive for COVID-19.
The province has conducted 2,677,474 tests for the virus, while 73,734 people have recovered from infections.
Thirty-four new COVID-19 cases were reported in Saskatchewan, but health authorities there said the provincial death toll remained at 25 on Tuesday.
So far, 1,911 people have recovered from the virus, while 218,959 tests have been conducted.
Manitoba saw 124 new cases of the virus on Tuesday, and health officials said one more person had died.
The province has now reported a total of 2,779 cases and 35 deaths associated with COVID-19. However, 1,496 people have recovered after falling ill, and 213,669 tests have been administered.
In New Brunswick, six new cases of the virus were reported, but no new deaths have occurred.
The province has now seen 274 COVID-19 infections, 200 of which are considered to be resolved.
Since the pandemic began, 86,723 people have been tested for the novel coronavirus in New Brunswick.
No new cases or deaths were reported in Nova Scotia.
The province has not seen a new case of the virus since Friday.
Thus far, Nova Scotia has reported a total of 1,092 infections, however, 1,023 people have recovered.
Health officials have administered 102,842 tests for COVID-19.
Prince Edward Island, which has seen 63 cases of the novel coronavirus, did not report any new infections or deaths either.
To date, 60 people have recovered from COVID-19 on the island, while 35,378 tests have been conducted.
Newfoundland did not report any new infections or deaths either, meaning the province’s case count remained at 283.
So far, 271 people have recovered from the virus, while 47,065 have been tested.
Further west in Alberta, 220 new infections were detected, and health officials said four more deaths had occurred.
The new infections bring the total case count in Alberta to 20,956, however, 18,055 people have recovered.
Since the pandemic began, 1,556,275 tests have been administered in the province.
In British Columbia, 101 new cases of COVID-19 were reported, and health authorities said five more people had died since Friday.
A total of 10,543 people have now contracted the virus in B.C., while 8,974 have recovered.
Thus far, 678,085 tests for COVID-19 have been conducted.
No new cases in the territories
No new cases or deaths associated with COVID-19 were detected in Canada’s territories.
In the Northwest Territories, all five confirmed cases of the virus are considered to be resolved.
A total of 3,636 people have been tested in the territory.
Similarly, in Yukon, all 15 people who have become infected with the novel coronavirus have recovered.
However, on Sunday, one new potential case was identified. Health officials in the territory are now awaiting results from a laboratory in British Columbia.
Nunavut still considers itself to be free of COVID-19 cases.
A number of cases have been detected at mines within the territory, however, those infections have each been tied to employees from outside Nunavut and have been counted in their home regions.
The latest data released on Friday said 3,278 people have been tested for the virus.
Global cases top 38 million
The number of coronavirus cases around the world topped 38 million on Tuesday.
By 7 p.m. ET, a total of 38,006,121 cases were reported worldwide, according to a tally from John’s Hopkins University.
Since the virus was first detected in Wuhan, China late last year, it has claimed 1,083,875 lives worldwide.
The United States remained the epicentre of the virus on Tuesday, with more than 7.8 million cases.
So far, 215,702 people have died in the U.S. after testing positive for COVID-19.
EDMONTON – Jake Allen made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season and 26th of his career as the New Jersey Devils closed out their Western Canadian road trip with a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday.
Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist and Stefan Noesen and Timo Meier also scored for the Devils (8-5-2) who have won three of their last four on the heels on a four-game losing skid.
The Oilers (6-6-1) had their modest two-game winning streak snapped.
Calvin Pickard made 13 stops between the pipes for Edmonton.
TAKEAWAYS
Devils: In addition to his goal, Bratt picked up his 12th assist of the young season to give him nine points in his last eight games and now 15 points overall. Nico Hischier remains in the team lead, picking up an assist of his own to give him 16 points for the campaign. He has a point in all but four games this season.
Oilers: Forward Leon Draisaitl was held pointless after recording six points in his previous two games and nine points in his previous four. Draisaitl usually has strong showings against the Devils, coming into the contest with an eight-game point streak against New Jersey and 11 goals in 17 games.
KEY MOMENT
New Jersey took a 2-0 lead on the power play with 3:26 remaining in the second period as Hischier made a nice feed into the slot to Bratt, who wired his third of the season past Pickard.
KEY RETURN?
Oilers star forward and captain Connor McDavid took part in the optional morning skate for the Oilers, leading to hopes that he may be back sooner rather than later. McDavid has been expected to be out for two to three weeks with an ankle injury suffered during the first shift of last Monday’s loss in Columbus.
OILERS DEAL FOR D-MAN
The Oilers have acquired defenceman Ronnie Attard from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for defenceman Ben Gleason.
The 6-foot-3 Attard has spent the past three season in the Flyers organization seeing action in 29 career games. The 25-year-old right-shot defender and Western Michigan University grad was originally selected by Philadelphia in the third round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Attard will report to the Oilers’ AHL affiliate in Bakersfield.
UP NEXT
Devils: Host the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.
Oilers: Host the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 4, 2024.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns, and Kareem Hunt pounded into the end zone from two yards out in overtime to give the unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs a 30-24 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night.
DeAndre Hopkins had two touchdown receptions for the Chiefs (8-0), who drove through the rain for two fourth-quarter scores to take a 24-17 lead with 4:17 left. But then Kansas City watched as Baker Mayfield led the Bucs the other way in the final minute, hitting Ryan Miller in the end zone with 27 seconds to go in regulation time.
Tampa Bay (4-5) elected to kick the extra point and force overtime, rather than go for a two-point conversion and the win. And it cost the Buccaneers when Mayfield called tails and the coin flip was heads. Mahomes and the Chiefs took the ball, he was 5-for-5 passing on their drive in overtime, and Hunt finished his 106-yard rushing day with the deciding TD plunge.
Travis Kelce had 14 catches for 100 yards with girlfriend Taylor Swift watching from a suite, and Hopkins finished with eight catches for 86 yards as the Chiefs ran their winning streak to 14 dating to last season. They became the sixth Super Bowl champion to start 8-0 the following season.
Mayfield finished with 200 yards and two TDs passing for the Bucs, who have lost four of their last five.
It was a memorable first half for two players who had been waiting to play in Arrowhead Stadium.
The Bucs’ Rachaad White grew up about 10 minutes away in a tough part of Kansas City, but his family could never afford a ticket for him to see a game. He wound up on a circuitous path through Division II Nebraska-Kearney and a California junior college to Arizona State, where he eventually became of a third-round pick of Tampa Bay in the 2022 draft.
Two year later, White finally got into Arrowhead — and the end zone. He punctuated his seven-yard scoring run in the second quarter, which gave the Bucs a 7-3 lead, by nearly tossing the football into the second deck.
Then it was Hopkins’ turn in his first home game since arriving in Kansas City from a trade with the Titans.
The three-time All-Pro, who already had caught four passes, reeled in a third-down heave from Mahomes amid triple coverage for a 35-yard gain inside the Tampa Bay five-yard line. Three plays later, Mahomes found him in the back of the end zone, and Hopkins celebrated his first TD with the Chiefs with a dance from “Remember the Titans.”
Tampa Bay tried to seize control with consecutive scoring drives to start the second half. The first ended with a TD pass to Cade Otton, the latest tight end to shred the Chiefs, and Chase McLaughlin’s 47-yard field goal gave the Bucs a 17-10 lead.
The Chiefs answered in the fourth quarter. Mahomes marched them through the rain 70 yards for a tying touchdown pass, which he delivered to Samaje Perine while landing awkwardly and tweaking his left ankle, and then threw a laser to Hopkins on third-and-goal from the Buccaneers’ five-yard line to give Kansas City the lead.
Tampa Bay promptly went three-and-out, but its defence got the ball right back, and this time Mayfield calmly led his team down field. His capped the drive with a touchdown throw to Miller — his first career TD catch — with 27 seconds to go, and Tampa Bay elected to play for overtime.
UP NEXT
Buccaneers: Host the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Darcy Kuemper made 16 saves for his first shutout of the season and 32nd overall, helping the Los Angeles Kings beat the Nashville Predators 3-0 on Monday night.
Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist and Anze Kopitar and Kevin Fiala also scored. The Kings have won two of their last three.
Juuse Saros made 24 saves for the Predators. They are 1-2-1 in their last four.
Kopitar opened the scoring with 6:36 remaining in the opening period. Saros denied the Kings captain’s first shot, but Kopitar collected the rebound below the goal line and banked it off the netminder’s skate.
Fiala, a former Predator, made it 2-0 35 seconds into the third.
The Kings held Nashville to just three third-period shots on goal, the first coming with 3:55 remaining and Saros pulled for an extra attacker.
Elsewhere in the NHL on Monday:
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DEVILS 3 OILERS 0
EDMONTON, Alta. (AP) — Jake Allen made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season and 26th of his NHL career, helping the New Jersey Devils close their western Canadian road trip with a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.
Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist and Stefan Noesen and Timo Meier also scored. The Devils improved to 8-5-2. They have won three of their last four after a four-game skid.
Calvin Pickard made 13 saves for Edmonton. The Oilers had won two straight.
