Canada surpassed 15,000 COVID-19 deaths on Monday, and at least one infectious disease expert says the somber milestone should be a wake-up call to anyone who thinks the dangers of the disease are overhyped.
A healthcare worker talks with people as they wait to be tested for COVID-19 at a clinic in Montreal, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. A total of 15,001 Canadians have now died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began earlier this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Canada surpassed 15,000 COVID-19 deaths on Monday, and at least one infectious disease expert says the somber milestone should be a wake-up call to anyone who thinks the dangers of the disease are overhyped.
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Another daily COVID-19 infection record: Quebec reports 2,183 cases, 28 deaths
MONTREAL The leaders of Quebec s four main political parties came together on Tuesday to urge people to take public health rules seriously, as health authorities reported a single-day record of COVID-19 infections.
Dec 22, 2020 3:17 PM By: Canadian Press
MONTREAL The leaders of Quebec s four main political parties came together on Tuesday to urge people to take public health rules seriously, as health authorities reported a single-day record of COVID-19 infections. We re already closing schools and businesses for the holidays, but we can t control what s going on in houses, Premier Francois Legault told reporters in Montreal, alongside the leaders of the Liberals, Quebec solidaire and Parti Quebecois.
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Ontario reported 2,357 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, the fifth consecutive day with more than 2,000 daily new infections.
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The province also recorded 27 new deaths related to the novel coronavirus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott said there were 665 new cases in Toronto, 448 in Peel Region, 174 in York Region, 170 in Windsor-Essex. More than 67,200 tests were completed since the last daily report, she said.
Provincial data showed 895 people were hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 on Saturday, with 256 in intensive care and 146 on ventilators.
The numbers came as the provincial government was slated to hold emergency talks to consider additional measures to curb the spread of the pandemic, with new restrictions expected to be announced on Monday.
But they never received an official response and Arruda explained why on Friday. We cannot even answer the question. because we don’t know how many vaccines we’re going to have in January, February, March, April, he said. But we will keep the same principle, protect the ones who are high risk and the ones who are working in essential services. The teachers unions letter brings up concerns about poor ventilation in schools and the fact that the government has done little to fix that problem, in addition to pointing out that teachers are regularly exposed to several groups of people multiple classes of kids with each student also bringing in a wider circle of exposure from his or her family.
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