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15.06.2021 / 05:11
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Canada tops world in vaccinated population as new COVID-19 cases fall below 1,000
posting a record of over 9,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day, Canada’s daily case count has shrunk by 90 per cent.The achievement comes as the country leads the world in the share of national populations vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, with close to 65 per cent of Canadians now having received at least one dose.Monday’s 945 new infections marked the first time daily cases were under 1,000 since Sept. 20 of last year.Updated data from the weekend also showed cases remained low on Saturday and Sunday, with provinces and territories reporting 1,384 and 1,238 new cases, respectively.The seven-day average for new cases now sits at 1,305, according to a Global News analysis of nationwide data — the lowest average since Sept.