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Canada has average of 2,200 people in hospital with COVID-19, about 700 in ICU: Dr. Tam
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September 24, 2021
Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said on Friday that the country is seeing a daily average of 2,200 people hospitalized due to COVID-19 and of those, about 700 are in intensive care units. She added that there's an average of 36 deaths a day due to COVID-19 infections.
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Canada has average of 2,200 people in hospital with COVID-19, about 700 in ICU: Dr. Tam
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September 24, 2021
Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said on Friday that the country is seeing a daily average of 2,200 people hospitalized due to COVID-19 and of those, about 700 are in intensive care units. She added that there's an average of 36 deaths a day due to COVID-19 infections.
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