Canada’s daily coronavirus case count remained under 1,000 for the fourth consecutive day. With 906 new cases and 102 deaths, Friday tipped the country over 89,000 cases.
Close to 7,000 people have died and nearly 47,000 people have recovered. Quebec, the hardest-hit part of the country, saw a spike in COVID-19 cases two weeks after reopening elementary schools.
At least 41 students and staff tested positive, and the province saw its total case count rise by 530 cases Friday to more than 50,000 cases overall — more than half of Canada’s total number of infections.
Quebec also saw its death toll increase by 61, with fatalities now totalling 4,363. More than 15,600 people are considered recovered.