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How Canada’s 742531 COVID-19 cases break down by province
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Canada has seen 742,531 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began nearly a year ago in March 2020. Of that total, 64,573 cases are currently active.
As of January 24, Ontario has seen the highest cumulative COVID-19 case count of any province or territory.
Based on data from the federal government, the province has recorded 252,585 virus cases to date.
Quebec has the second-highest case count, with 252,176 reported as of January 24. Alberta follows, with 120,330 total cases.
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British Columbia has confirmed 63,484 coronavirus cases to date, while Manitoba has seen 28,476 cases, and Saskatchewan has recorded 21,917.
Other parts of the country have seen far fewer cases throughout the pandemic, with some provinces and territories yet to reach 1,000 cumulative cases.
Nova Scotia has reported 1,570 COVID-19 cases since March 2020, and New Brunswick has confirmed 1,104. Newfoundland and Labrador has seen 398 cases as of January 24.
There have been 267 coronavirus cases in Nunavut and 110 in Prince Edward Island. Yukon has reported 70 virus cases to date, and the Northwest Territories has seen 31.
Source:| News – Daily Hive
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35000 Eligible Residents Already Pre-Registered for COVID Vaccine, Two New Cases Identified in Eastern NL – VOCM
There are two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province today.
Both are in the Eastern Health region and involve people under the age of 20 who are contacts of previous cases.
Eleven people are in hospital with the virus. There have been 27 new recoveries for a total of 236 active cases in Newfoundland and Labrador.
A previous case reported on February 22, has turned out to be a false positive.
Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says there has been great interest in preregistration for those 70 and older for the COVID vaccine. She says there’s been good uptake with over 35,000 people already pre-registered.
Those with access to the internet are encouraged to fill out the form online and help others who may need assistance. Or you may call 1-833-668-3930 or 709-273-3930 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
In the meantime, Fitzgerald is strongly discouraging people from non-essential travel in and out of the metro region while it remains in Alert Level 5. Visits to the cabin or a snowmobile run are not considered to be essential, she suggests.
NL Reviewing AstraZeneca Vaccine Following Health Canada Approval
(Vaccine illustration courtesy AstraZeneca.)
The province is still reviewing the evidence surrounding the AstraZeneca vaccine, which received Health Canada approval late last week.
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says the vaccine meets Health Canada’s standards for safety and efficacy and quality.
The vaccine is effective in preventing serious illness as a result of COVID-19 says Fitzgerald and they’re still reviewing the evidence to see where it will fit into the province’s strategy.
Premier Andrew Furey expressed optimism knowing that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is “not too far behind” in getting Health Canada approval.
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Will Alberta ease more COVID-19 restrictions on Monday? Kenney, Hinshaw to give update at 4:30 – CTV Edmonton
EDMONTON —
Alberta continued to ease COVID-19 restrictions on Monday as cases of the variant and the positivity rate tick up.
Premier Jason Kenney announced the province would loosen some indoor fitness rules and reopen public libraries as part of Step 2 of its Path Forward plan, but limitations linked to hotels, banquets and conference centres were extended.
“We’re not out of the woods but we can continue taking small steps forward as we go into Step 2,” the premier told media.
Kenney is worried about variant cases — Alberta Health reported 35 on Monday, increasing the total to 457 — and said the positivity rate “has risen a bit.”
Contact tracers don’t know the source of transmission for about a third of COVID-19 infections, Kenney said, but 30 per cent cases are linked to homes.
“We need to be very careful about at-home transmission,” the premier said, adding it’s too early to allow indoor gatherings.
Now allowed in Step 2, however, are “low-intensity” individual and group fitness activities, such as pilates, tai chi and indoor climbing, Health Minister Tyler Shandro said.
“I know many Albertans are eager to get back to activities like running on the treadmill,” Shandro said. “High intensity activities like that are still only allowed on a one-on-one basis with a trainer or for a household and one trainer.”
Drop-in fitness is not allowed.
The province also reopened libraries with a limit of 15 per cent capacity.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw said health and government officials will keep a close eye on hospitalizations, daily case counts, the positivity rate and R-value before they decide whether to ease more restrictions three weeks from now, “to watch for any concerning shifts that may require us to pause or reverse our current approach.”
She reported 291 COVID-19 cases, a positivity rate of 4.9 per cent an R-value of 1.01. There are 4,674 active cases and 257 patients in hospital, including 48 in ICU.
“We’re fully prepared to reinstate measures as needed if trends and daily cases shift,” Shandro said.
As of Sunday, Alberta Health Services had administered 235,508 doses and fully vaccinated 88,145 people.
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