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Good evening, here are the coronavirus updates you need to know tonight.
Top headlines:
In Canada, there have been at least
626,795cases reported. In the last week
53,813 new cases were announced,
21 per cent more than the previous week.
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531,227 recoveries and
16,600,106 tests.
Sources: Canada data is compiled from government websites, Johns Hopkins and COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group; international data is from Johns Hopkins University.
Coronavirus: What s happening in Canada and around the world on Jan. 7
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise post-holidays, Ontario is extending online learning for some elementary students until Jan. 25. Meanwhile, Alberta has decided that schools will resume in-person learning on Jan. 11 as planned.
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Students are pictured during a break at Earl Marriott Secondary School in Surrey, B.C., on Monday. British Columbia reopened its schools for in-person learning this week but not all provinces are following suit.(Ben Nelms/CBC)
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