"Remember everyone who has been lost, whether their names are known to us or not."

"I want to thank the vast majority of faith leaders and faith communities who have worked hard to protect each other and the broader communities," Dr. Hinshaw said.

The 348 new cases came from 10,033 tests, giving a positivity rate of 3.6 per cent.

Manitobans who have properties in Ontario cottage country will get the go-ahead to visit them on the weekend, according to the province's public health officials.

Alberta's chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the province does have its allocation for next week, but not for after that.

Fifty-six of Edmonton's 62 long-term care or designated supportive living sites have had to manage a COVID-19 outbreak at some point in the past year.

The coronavirus was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan just over a year and the number of dead is now about equal to the population of Brussels, Mecca, Minsk or Vienna.

An individual between the ages of 80 and 89 and an individual between 70 and 79 have died. Both were residents of Lily Court at Tucker Hall in the Parkland Saint John complex.

To date, New Brunswick has confirmed 601 positive cases of the virus, 567 of which have recovered. 

Health officials reported seven more people had lost their lives to the disease. Some were long-term care residents, while others died in hospital.