COVID-19 death toll

• B.C. Coroners Service deploys refrigerated morgue truck amid rising deaths

  Morgues across the province are reaching capacity not only due to the pandemic but also the overdose crisis, says the coroners service said.

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  Jan 12
• Over 10,000 people in Canada have died from coronavirus

  Canada's chief public health officer warned that the number of serious virus-related hospitalizations and deaths could increase even more in the coming weeks due to the uptick in new cases.

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  Oct 27, 2020
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• Coronavirus has now killed more than 8,000 people in Canada

  That number could rise throughout the day Friday as other provinces release their new daily tallies. 

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  Jun 12, 2020
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• Nearly 70 new coronavirus deaths in Canada as Ontario sees highest case jump since May 8

  Overall, Canada reported more than a thousand new cases and 69 new deaths, bringing national figures to 84,686 cases -- including more than 43,000 recoveries -- and 6,424 deaths.

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  May 24, 2020
• Canada almost at 5K coronavirus deaths, close to 69K cases — more than 32K active

  Montreal is the hardest hit, with nearly 20,000 cases -- almost as many as all of Ontario -- and more than 1,850 deaths.

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  May 10, 2020
• Coronavirus: Quebec sees 142 more deaths as confirmed cases surpass 37,700

  Quebec counted 142 more deaths in 24 hours, bringing the COVID-19 death toll in the province to 2,928 on Sunday.

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  May 10, 2020
• Canada’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 4,000

  1,274 new cases were also announced on Tuesday, bringing the country's total to 62,035.

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  May 5, 2020
• Coronavirus: California declares state of emergency as U.S. death toll hits 11

  The death of an elderly person returning from a cruise marks the first fatal case outside Washington state.

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  Mar 4, 2020
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• Countries around the world step up their response to COVID-19 as cases rise daily

  COVID-19’s global creep had some countries warning people to obey containment measures.

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  Feb 27, 2020
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• COVID-19 infects 234 people in 2 Chinese prisons, top officials fired

  The infections found in the two jails made up most of the 258 newly confirmed cases outside the central province of Hubei, the epicentre of the virus.

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  Feb 21, 2020