The novel coronavirus pandemic reached another grim milestone on Wednesday, with more than 40,000 infections now reported across Canada.
According to the latest numbers released by provincial health authorities and the Public Health Agency of Canada, by Wednesday evening there were a total of 40,108 COVID-19 cases confirmed across the country.
Quebec and Ontario remained the hardest-hit provinces on Wednesday, with 839 and 510 infections reported, respectively. The virus has also claimed 1,971 lives in Canada.
Officials added, however, that a total of 13,961 people have recovered from COVID-19 — the disease caused by the virus — in Canada.