Total COVID-19 cases in Canada: 873
- Ontario - 258 cases, including 2 deaths (5 resolved)
- B.C. - 271 cases, including 8 deaths (5 resolved)
- Alberta - 146 cases, including 1 death
- Quebec - 121 cases, including 1 death (1 resolved)
- New Brunswick - 11 cases
- Manitoba - 17 cases
- Saskatchewan - 20 cases
- Prince Edward Island - 2 cases
- Newfoundland and Labrador - 3 cases
- Nova Scotia - 14 cases
- CFB Trenton - 10 cases
Authorities in Canada are working to contain the spread of COVID-19, which has been deemed a pandemic by the World Health Organization.
On March 19, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Theresa Tam said there have been at least 55,000 people who have been tested for the novel coronavirus across the country.
Canadians have contracted the disease while travelling in other countries such as China, Iran, Italy, Egypt and the United States, among other destinations. Certain cases in Canada, which are linked to travel, have led to human-to-human transmission between close contacts. Canadians has also seen signs of community spread, meaning some patients have no recent travel history or close contact with someone who either has COVID-19 or has been to a highly infected area. Therefore, it’s unknown how they contracted the disease.
Signs of community spread have been reported in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan.
Because of the outbreak, each of the Canada’s provinces and territories, excluding Manitoba and Nova Scotia have declared either a public health or state emergency.
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