novel coronavirus in Canada surpassed 650,000 on Saturday as surges in new infections continued to be reported across parts of the country.Health officials detected 8,124 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing Canada’s total caseload of the virus to 651,972.
Another 126 fatalities were announced as well, raising the death toll to 16,833. ‘I made mistakes’: Man changes mind on wearing a mask after COVID-19 hospitalization To date, 545,971 patients have since recovered from the virus, while over 19,371,000 tests have been administered.According to COVID19Tracker.ca, a total of 296,241 vaccinations have since been given.Saturday’s data paints a limited snapshot of the virus’ spread across the country however, as provinces like P.E.I.