COVID-19-related death toll rose by two to 629 on Wednesday as active case numbers continue to rise.The recently deceased who tested positive for the virus were in the 60-to-79 and 80-plus age groups.
Alberta, Saskatchewan COVID-19 spike a lesson for rest of Canada: experts According to the provincial government’s dashboard, there were 475 new cases, bringing the overall infection total in Saskatchewan to 60,149.
This is the second-highest increase to date after more than 500 new infections on Tuesday.The seven-day average of new daily infections grew to a new record high of 416 from 406 on Tuesday.The province’s active infections have increased and now sit at 4,016.