Canada saw 116 more deaths due to COVID-19 — the disease caused by the novel coronavirus — on Sunday, as nationwide cases approached the 60,000 mark.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada totalled 59,473 — with more than 30,000 of them considered active. A total of 3,682 deaths have been reported since the pandemic began.
Tallied daily based on figures released by provincial and federal health authorities, the numbers include 24,921 people who are considered recovered, and more than 933,000 tests conducted in Canada so far.
Quebec and Ontario collectively account for 83 per cent of Canada’s cases, and 92 per cent of the national death toll. In Quebec, 69 more deaths were announced on Sunday, totalling 2,205 deaths since the