novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 9,000 people in Canada since the virus was first confirmed in the country in late January.The sobering milestone was reached on Aug.
12, after Quebec reported 12 more deaths attributed to COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus. Quebec reports 3rd consecutive day of fewer than 100 new coronavirus cases To date, there have been a total of 120,553 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the country.
More than 107,000 of those people infected with the virus — or approximately 89 per cent — have since recovered.Based on data from the most recent seven days, an average of 443 new coronavirus cases have been reported daily across the country, according to the Public.