The total number of active cases in the province stands at 1,326. The death toll, meanwhile, also rose by two, to 21. Two of those deaths are awaiting confirmation from a lab that they were, in fact, a result of the virus.

Meanwhile, the Ford government announced a ban on gatherings of more than five people on Saturday in a bid to curb the spread of the virus. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] On Saturday, 151 new cases of coronavirus were reported, while the death toll rose by one.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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