The coronavirus pandemic has now claimed more than 7,000 lives in Canada. The number of fatalities reached 7,073 on Saturday, after Quebec released its latest figures.
The province announced 76 deaths, along with 419 new cases of the virus. COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, has infected more than 90,000 people in Canada, with a little more than half of the cases diagnosed in Quebec.
Nearly 1.7 million Canadians have been tested for the virus. Public health officials have said that most of Canada’s deaths have occurred in long-term care facilities.
The Canadian Forces deployed members to Ontario and Quebec in order to help care for residents last month. The soldiers recently sounded the alarm over poor conditions in some homes.