The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Dec. 14, 2020.There are 460,743 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 460,743 confirmed cases (74,059 active, 373,253 resolved, 13,431 deaths).*The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among repatriated travellers.There were 5,891 new cases Sunday from 73,361 completed tests, for a positivity rate of 8.0 per cent. The rate of active cases is 197.02 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 44,188 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 6,313.There were 81 new reported deaths Sunday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 738 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 105. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.28 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 35.73 per 100,000 people. There have been 12,559,324 tests completed._ Newfoundland and Labrador: 358 confirmed cases (22 active, 332 resolved, four deaths).There were zero new cases Sunday from 389 completed tests, for a positivity rate of 0.0 per cent. The rate of active cases is 4.22 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of seven new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is one.There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 0.77 per 100,000 people. There have been 66,920 tests completed._ Prince Edward Island: 89 confirmed cases (17 active, 72 resolved, zero deaths).There were zero new cases Sunday from 1,364 completed tests, for a positivity rate of 0.0 per cent. The rate of active cases is 10.83 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of nine new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is one.There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is zero per 100,000 people. There have been 71,668 tests completed._ Nova Scotia: 1,415 confirmed cases (59 active, 1,291 resolved, 65 deaths).There were six new cases Sunday from 773 completed tests, for a positivity rate of 0.78 per cent. The rate of active cases is 6.07 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 47 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is seven.There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 6.69 per 100,000 people. There have been 160,794 tests completed._ New Brunswick: 557 confirmed cases (65 active, 484 resolved, eight deaths).There were two new cases Sunday from 440 completed tests, for a positivity rate of 0.45 per cent. The rate of active cases is 8.37 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 23 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is three.There were zero new reported deaths Sunday. Over the past seven days there has been one new reported death. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is zero. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.02 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 1.03 per 100,000 people. There have been 109,159 tests completed._ Quebec: 163,915 confirmed cases (16,557 active, 139,850 resolved, 7,508 deaths).There were 1,994 new cases Sunday from 12,502 completed tests, for a positivity rate of 16 per cent. The rate of active cases is 195.13 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 12,316 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 1,759.There were 33 new reported deaths Sunday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 253 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 36. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.43 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 88.49 per 100,000 people. There have been 2,328,062 tests completed._ Ontario: 140,181 confirmed cases (16,204 active, 120,028 resolved, 3,949 deaths).There were 1,677 new cases Sunday from 56,288 completed tests, for a positivity rate of 3.0 per cent. The rate of active cases is 111.24 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 12,872 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 1,839.There were 16 new reported deaths Sunday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 177 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 25. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.17 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 27.11 per 100,000 people. There have been 6,734,965 tests completed._ Manitoba: 21,023 confirmed cases (5,728 active, 14,805 resolved, 490 deaths).There were 273 new cases Sunday. The rate of active cases is 418.27 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 2,217 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 317.There were seven new reported deaths Sunday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 95 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 14. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.99 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 35.78 per 100,000 people. There have been 374,122 tests completed._ Saskatchewan: 11,971 confirmed cases (4,188 active, 7,694 resolved, 89 deaths).There were 222 new cases Sunday from 1,605 completed tests, for a positivity rate of 14 per cent. The rate of active cases is 356.59 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 1,832 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 262.There were three new reported deaths Sunday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 30 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is four. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.36 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 7.58 per 100,000 people. There have been 282,570 tests completed._ Alberta: 80,099 confirmed cases (20,562 active, 58,818 resolved, 719 deaths).There were 1,717 new cases Sunday. The rate of active cases is 470.38 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 11,533 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 1,648.There were 22 new reported deaths Sunday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 104 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 15. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.34 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 16.45 per 100,000 people. There have been 1,547,298 tests completed._ British Columbia: 40,797 confirmed cases (10,601 active, 29,598 resolved, 598 deaths).There were zero new cases Sunday. The rate of active cases is 209.04 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 3,292 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 470.There were zero new reported deaths Sunday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 78 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 11. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.22 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 11.79 per 100,000 people. There have been 866,132 tests completed._ Yukon: 58 confirmed cases (three active, 54 resolved, one deaths).There were zero new cases Sunday. The rate of active cases is 7.34 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of four new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is one.There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 2.45 per 100,000 people. There have been 5,723 tests completed._ Northwest Territories: 20 confirmed cases (five active, 15 resolved, zero deaths).There were zero new cases Sunday. The rate of active cases is 11.15 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of five new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is one.There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is zero per 100,000 people. There have been 7,031 tests completed._ Nunavut: 247 confirmed cases (48 active, 199 resolved, zero deaths).There were zero new cases Sunday. The rate of active cases is 123.78 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 31 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is four.There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is zero per 100,000 people. There have been 4,804 tests completed.This report was automatically generated by The Canadian Press Digital Data Desk and was first published Dec. 14, 2020.The Canadian Press
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The body of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei — who died after being set on fire by her partner in Kenya — was received Friday by family and anti-femicide crusaders, ahead of her burial a day later.
Cheptegei’s family met with dozens of activists Friday who had marched to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital’s morgue in the western city of Eldoret while chanting anti-femicide slogans.
She is the fourth female athlete to have been killed by her partner in Kenya in yet another case of gender-based violence in recent years.
Viola Cheptoo, the founder of Tirop Angels – an organization that was formed in honor of athlete Agnes Tirop, who was stabbed to death in 2021, said stakeholders need to ensure this is the last death of an athlete due to gender-based violence.
“We are here to say that enough is enough, we are tired of burying our sisters due to GBV,” she said.
It was a somber mood at the morgue as athletes and family members viewed Cheptegei’s body which sustained 80% of burns after she was doused with gasoline by her partner Dickson Ndiema. Ndiema sustained 30% burns on his body and later succumbed.
Ndiema and Cheptegei were said to have quarreled over a piece of land that the athlete bought in Kenya, according to a report filed by the local chief.
Cheptegei competed in the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics less than a month before the attack. She finished in 44th place.
Cheptegei’s father, Joseph, said that the body will make a brief stop at their home in the Endebess area before proceeding to Bukwo in eastern Uganda for a night vigil and burial on Saturday.
“We are in the final part of giving my daughter the last respect,” a visibly distraught Joseph said.
He told reporters last week that Ndiema was stalking and threatening Cheptegei and the family had informed police.
Four in 10 women or an estimated 41% of dating or married Kenyan women have experienced physical or sexual violence perpetrated by their current or most recent partner, according to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A rare Bronze-Era jar accidentally smashed by a 4-year-old visiting a museum was back on display Wednesday after restoration experts were able to carefully piece the artifact back together.
Last month, a family from northern Israel was visiting the museum when their youngest son tipped over the jar, which smashed into pieces.
Alex Geller, the boy’s father, said his son — the youngest of three — is exceptionally curious, and that the moment he heard the crash, “please let that not be my child” was the first thought that raced through his head.
The jar has been on display at the Hecht Museum in Haifa for 35 years. It was one of the only containers of its size and from that period still complete when it was discovered.
The Bronze Age jar is one of many artifacts exhibited out in the open, part of the Hecht Museum’s vision of letting visitors explore history without glass barriers, said Inbal Rivlin, the director of the museum, which is associated with Haifa University in northern Israel.
It was likely used to hold wine or oil, and dates back to between 2200 and 1500 B.C.
Rivlin and the museum decided to turn the moment, which captured international attention, into a teaching moment, inviting the Geller family back for a special visit and hands-on activity to illustrate the restoration process.
Rivlin added that the incident provided a welcome distraction from the ongoing war in Gaza. “Well, he’s just a kid. So I think that somehow it touches the heart of the people in Israel and around the world,“ said Rivlin.
Roee Shafir, a restoration expert at the museum, said the repairs would be fairly simple, as the pieces were from a single, complete jar. Archaeologists often face the more daunting task of sifting through piles of shards from multiple objects and trying to piece them together.
Experts used 3D technology, hi-resolution videos, and special glue to painstakingly reconstruct the large jar.
Less than two weeks after it broke, the jar went back on display at the museum. The gluing process left small hairline cracks, and a few pieces are missing, but the jar’s impressive size remains.
The only noticeable difference in the exhibit was a new sign reading “please don’t touch.”
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is partnering with a bear welfare group to reduce the number of bears being euthanized in the province.
Nicholas Scapillati, executive director of Grizzly Bear Foundation, said Monday that it comes after months-long discussions with the province on how to protect bears, with the goal to give the animals a “better and second chance at life in the wild.”
Scapillati said what’s exciting about the project is that the government is open to working with outside experts and the public.
“So, they’ll be working through Indigenous knowledge and scientific understanding, bringing in the latest techniques and training expertise from leading experts,” he said in an interview.
B.C. government data show conservation officers destroyed 603 black bears and 23 grizzly bears in 2023, while 154 black bears were killed by officers in the first six months of this year.
Scapillati said the group will publish a report with recommendations by next spring, while an independent oversight committee will be set up to review all bear encounters with conservation officers to provide advice to the government.
Environment Minister George Heyman said in a statement that they are looking for new ways to ensure conservation officers “have the trust of the communities they serve,” and the panel will make recommendations to enhance officer training and improve policies.
Lesley Fox, with the wildlife protection group The Fur-Bearers, said they’ve been calling for such a committee for decades.
“This move demonstrates the government is listening,” said Fox. “I suspect, because of the impending election, their listening skills are potentially a little sharper than they normally are.”
Fox said the partnership came from “a place of long frustration” as provincial conservation officers kill more than 500 black bears every year on average, and the public is “no longer tolerating this kind of approach.”
“I think that the conservation officer service and the B.C. government are aware they need to change, and certainly the public has been asking for it,” said Fox.
Fox said there’s a lot of optimism about the new partnership, but, as with any government, there will likely be a lot of red tape to get through.
“I think speed is going to be important, whether or not the committee has the ability to make change and make change relatively quickly without having to study an issue to death, ” said Fox.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 9, 2024.
