Canada’s death toll from COVID-19 approached 3,400 on Friday, with confirmed cases totalling a little over 55,000. Tallied daily based on updates from provincial health authorities across Canada, the numbers include at least 22,361 recoveries from the virus and 868,478 tests.
Nationwide, the number of cases totalled 55,061. The majority of cases and deaths are in Ontario and Quebec. Both comprise more than 80 per cent of the national case count.
Quebec reported more than 1,100 new cases and 163 new deaths on Friday, for a total of 28,648 cases and 2,022 deaths. Despite having the highest number of fatalities and cases in the country, Quebec is moving towards gradually reopening, prompting backlash for the provincial government.