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COVID-19 Commission is to submit its final report to the provincial government today.The commission has examined what went wrong in the province’s response to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ontario LTC minister says she didn’t go public with COVID-19 concerns because she’s no expert As of Thursday, 3,768 long-term care residents have died of COVID-19 in Ontario.The commission interviewed a range of people and groups, from Long-Term Care Minister Merrilee Fullerton to doctors and personal support workers to family members of residents who were ill.

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2 vaccine doses better than 1 in preventing COVID-19 hospitalization, study says

COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers have been repeating for months: two doses are better than one.The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study found that a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine is 64 per cent effective against hospitalizations in adults over 65 years of age.

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‘How tragic, how fast, how indiscriminate’: Healthy B.C. father, 46, dies of COVID-19 at home

COVID-19.“I look at him, and I say, ‘Do you have everything?’ And he said, ‘Yeah.’ I said, ‘Do you need anything else?’ He said, ‘No.’ So I just said, ‘OK, goodnight,'” she said.“That’s the only night that I didn’t say I love you. I said I love you every night prior to that.

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COVID-19: B.C. almost out of AstraZeneca vaccine, no more expected ‘in the short term’

COVID-19 vaccine in B.C., odds are you’re out of luck — at least for now.“There’s very little AstraZeneca left in the province right now,” provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said at her Thursday briefing.“We don’t have any indication that we’re going to be receiving more in the short term.

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COVID-19: Federal health officials respond to news Manitoba teachers to be vaccinated in North Dakota

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Howard Njoo was asked to give his thoughts on news that teachers in Manitoba would be headed to North Dakota in order to get their COVID-19 vaccines more quickly.

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COVID-19: 74 new cases, 1 additional death confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 cases on Thursday and one additional death, bringing the local total number of cases up to 10,312, including 224 deaths.Local public health also reported 76 new cases of a coronavirus variant on Thursday, bringing the total up to 3,234 — 1,004 of which are active.Workplace COVID-19 enforcement blitz to take place in Simcoe Muskoka this weekendTwenty-two of Thursday’s new cases are in Barrie, while 14 are in Bradford, 10 are in Innisfil, eight are in Essa and eight are in New Tecumseth.The rest of the new cases are in Adjala-Tosorontio, Midland, Muskoka Lakes, Orillia, Oro-Medonte, Tiny Township and Wasaga Beach.Twenty-three of the new cases are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while 10 are

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Active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan nearly down to 2,400

COVID-19 cases have decreased and now sit at 2,408. This is the lowest number reported since April 10, when there were 2,381 active cases in the province.In the daily update, the death toll rose by one — there have now been 487 COVID-19-related deaths in Saskatchewan since the pandemic began.

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Manitoba further expands COVID-19 vaccination hot spots, 2 more deaths reported

novel coronavirus has been linked to the deaths of two more Manitobans as the province is again expanding its COVID-19 vaccination program into more communities deemed to be at high risk of transmission.The latest fatalities announced Thursday include a woman in her 50s and a man in his 60s, both from the Northern Health region.

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COVID-19: MLHU expects to meet ‘aggressive’ new Ontario vaccine targets

Middlesex-London Health Unit believes it will be able to meet the “aggressive” provincial targets to expand COVID-19 vaccine access to all adults as of May 24, starting with expanding access to those aged 55 and older on Friday.The province announced Thursday afternoon that vaccine bookings would expand to those 55 and older on Friday and that it expects people aged 30 and older to be eligible to start booking vaccination appointments the week of May 17 followed by those 18 and older on May 24. COVID-19: MLHU expanding vaccination to eligible child-care workers MLHU medical officer of health Dr.

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B.C. health officials to provide COVID-19 update amid record-high hospitalization numbers

COVID-19 briefing on Thursday, a day after reporting a record-high number of people in hospital with the disease.The news conference at 1 p.m. will be carried live on BC1, the Global News website, the Global BC Facebook page and CKNW.The province confirmed 841 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday along with five deaths.There have been just under 128,000 cases in B.C.

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COVID-19 outbreak declared at Site C dam project in northeastern B.C.

Site C dam project.There are currently 13 active cases of the disease associated with Site C and 100 workers isolating at home or on site, BC Hydro said in a statement issued Thursday.BC Hydro says the outbreak is among workers employed by Peace River Hydro Partners, the project’s main civil works contractor, and specifically those working in the office complex and on the dam core excavation. Site C dam to be delayed a year, more than $5B over budget, B.C.

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Quebec adds more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations drop

COVID-19.The vaccination rollout saw 72,303 more shots administered. So far, more than 3 million doses have been given in the province, though the majority have been the first jab.Hospitalizations related to the pandemic dropped by 20 for a total of 623.

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Ontario reports 3,871 new COVID-19 cases, 41 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Thursday. The provincial total now stands at 459,477.Thursday’s case count is higher than Wednesday’s 3,480 and Tuesday’s which saw 3,265 new infections but is the fifth day in a row cases have been lower than 4,000.According to Wednesday’s report, 1,172 cases were recorded in Toronto, 901 in Peel Region, and 392 in York Region.All other local public health units reported fewer than 200 new cases in the provincial report.The death toll in the province has risen to 8,029 as 41 more deaths were recorded.

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Nova Scotia reports another drop in new cases of COVID-19

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COVID-19: Ontario to provide update on vaccine rollout Thursday

Ontario’s COVID-19 paid sick leave program to include 3 days for workers A total of 4,907,203 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Ontario.The province says 365,166 people have been fully inoculated.

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COVID-19: B.C. sets new hospitalization records, adds 841 new cases and 5 deaths

COVID-19 and five additional deaths.There were 515 people in hospital, 171 of whom were in critical or intensive care, both new records.In a written statement, health officials said there were 8,009 active cases, along with 11,657 people isolating due to possible exposure.

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COVID-19: 99 new cases, 1 additional death confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and one additional death, bringing the local total number of cases up to 10,241, including 223 deaths.Local public health also reported 90 new cases of a coronavirus variant on Wednesday, bringing the total up to 3,162 — 959 of which are active.

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Workplace COVID-19 enforcement blitz to take place in Simcoe Muskoka this weekend

COVID-19 safety measures amid a third wave of the pandemic, the region’s top doctor confirmed Tuesday.“The province will be working with local police, public health, municipal bylaw enforcement officers to conduct education and enforcement visits across Simcoe Muskoka to businesses and workplaces,” said Dr. Charles Gardner, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s medical officer of health.

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NWHL hits pause on Montreal expansion amid COVID-19 uncertainties

The decision to increase the cap from $150,000 means salaries will average $15,000 based on 20-player rosters.

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Manitoba’s latest COVID-19 deaths include 2 people in their 20s

COVID-19 deaths announced Wednesday are connected to variants of concern, and the province’s latest victims include two people in their 20s.The deceased individuals include a woman in her 20s from the Northern Health region, a man in his 20s from the Winnipeg Health region, and a woman in her 100s from the Southern Health region.

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Guelph reports 21 new COVID-19 cases, active cases fall to 261

Ontario to allow transfer of hospital patients to LTCs without consent Active cases fell by 21 from the previous day to 261 with another 42 people recovering from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.The city’s resolved case count is at 3,637 and its COVID-19 death toll of 37 has not changed since Feb. 24.Public health’s online portal shows the majority (156) of the currently active cases were attributed to close contact and total cases are mostly in the 20-to-39 age group.In Wellington County, 12 new cases are being reported Wednesday as the case count there reaches 1,375.The number of active cases in the county has risen by five from the previous day to 89, with another seven people recovering from COVID-19.

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COVID-19: Toronto partners with Vaccine Hunters Canada volunteer group to share vaccine information

COVID-19 vaccination appointments.City staff say they will share information about next-day appointment availability at the end of each day with the group Vaccine Hunters Canada, which runs a popular Twitter page and website. COVID-19: Vaccine Hunters Canada volunteers working to eliminate booking appointment barriers The group tweets out information about which clinics and pharmacies have open appointments to receive COVID-19 vaccines across Canada.The Twitter account boasts nearly 200,000 followers.

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COVID-19: Ontario to allow transfer of hospital patients to LTCs without consent

COVID-19 patients in need of urgent care.Hundreds of COVID-19 ICU patient transfers planned as Ontario braces for ‘horrific’ 2 weeksElliott says hundreds of patients currently in hospital are waiting to be discharged to a long-term care home.She says transfers without consent will only be done in the most urgent situations.Elliott also says the transfers will only take place if the patients’ medical team is confident the move will not compromise their condition.

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Quebec reports almost 1,100 new COVID-19 cases, 12 more deaths

When it comes to screening, authorities say 40,379 tests were administered Monday, the latest day for which that information is provided.The caseload, which remains one of the highest in the country, stands at 347,690. Recoveries, meanwhile, have now topped 326,000.Over the course of the pandemic, 10,908 Quebecers have died.

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Ontario reports 3,480 new COVID-19 cases, 24 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. The provincial total now stands at 455,606.Wednesday’s case count is lower than Tuesday’s 3,265 new infections and is the fourth day in a row cases have been lower than 4,000.According to Wednesday’s report, 961 cases were recorded in Toronto, 589 in Peel Region, 290 in York Region, 221 in Durham Region, 255 in Hamilton and 341 in Niagara.All other local public health units reported fewer than 200 new cases in the provincial report.However, the Ontario government said the numbers for the Central West Region including Hamilton and Niagara will be higher due to a data catch-up process.The death toll in the province has risen to 7,988 as 24 more deaths were recorded.

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Nova Scotia reports 75 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday

Nova Scotia announced 75 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. So far, 489 active cases remain in the province. Of the new cases, 67 are in the central zone, six are in the eastern zone, one is in the northern zone and one is in the western zone.More specific details will be shared in the COVID-19 briefing scheduled to take place at 3 p.m.The event will be live streamed on the Global News website.On Tuesday, Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin put the province in lockdown after health officials reported a record-breaking 96 new cases of COVID-19.As of 8 a.m, all schools and non-essential indoor services will be closed for the next two weeks.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also announced the military will deploy 60 service members to assist at the

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Halifax police fine 2 men for not completing COVID-19 isolation orders

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COVID-19: Ontario fiscal watchdog releasing pandemic insolvency report Wednesday

pandemic on insolvencies across the province.The Financial Accountability Office says it conducted the study at the request of an Ontario legislative committee. Ontario’s auditor general to release special report on COVID-19 long-term care readiness, response The Ontario government has introduced a series of measures to help small businesses survive several rounds of lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.In its 2021 budget, the government offered a second round of grants _ ranging between $10,000 and $20,000 _ to small businesses hit hard by the pandemic.

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Health Canada stands behind AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot after 1st blood clot death reported

Health Canada maintains that the benefits of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine continue to outweigh the possible risks, after the first blood clot-related fatality was reported on Tuesday.In a statement released late Tuesday, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said it received a report from Quebec of a person who died after experiencing “Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia with unusual blood clots with low platelets following vaccination with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.” Quebec reports first death due to blood clot after AstraZeneca vaccine The agency said it extends its “sincere condolences to the individual’s family and friends for the loss of their loved one.”Health officials in Quebec on Tuesday confirmed the victim

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B.C. reports 799 COVID-19 cases, no new deaths as hospitalizations rise

COVID-19 in the past 24 hours and there have been 799 new cases of the disease, provincial health officials said Tuesday.The province’s COVID-19 death toll stands at 1,571.After the number of people in hospital with the disease dipped to 484 on Monday, the province reported the number of hospitalizations rose back to up to 500, just two shy of the record set last week.There have been a total of 127,048 COVID-19 cases in the province, of which 8,089 are active.

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City of Barrie explores ‘possible court action’ to stop COVID-19 lockdown protests

COVID-19 lockdown protests that have been occurring at Meridian Place for the last several weekends.Officials said they’re looking at “possible court action” for an injunction to restrain the organizers of the demonstrations.

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White House won’t say if Canada, Mexico will be at top of list for extra COVID-19 shots

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki could not confirm whether Canada would be at the top of the list to receive extra COVID-19 vaccines from the U.S.Asked by reporters during a press conference on Tuesday to confirm whether U.S. allies Canada and Mexico would be first to receive the shots, Psaki said: “I can’t.”“Obviously we have already lent doses to Canada and Mexico — they are not only our neighbours they are our friends,” she said.

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Superking Supermarket in London, Ont., temporarily closes following COVID-19 case

COVID-19 diagnosis on site.”Superking Supermarket announced the temporarily closure on in a post shared to its Facebook page.

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COVID-19: 1 death, 71 cases in London-Middlesex; vaccine eligibility now 45-plus in N5H hot spot

One death and 71 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Tuesday in the London-Middlesex region as the local pandemic case tally surpassed the 10,000 mark.The increase brings the local pandemic case count to 10,063, of which 8,981 have resolved, an increase of 151 from the day before.A total of 197 deaths have been reported during the pandemic. The latest death involved a woman in her 50s who was not associated with a long-term care or retirement home.

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No new COVID-19 cases reported in Guelph, active cases fall to 282

COVID-19 as the city’s total case count actually fell by one to 3,914 on Tuesday.The slight drop in cases was a result of a case being assigned to another jurisdiction and the last time Guelph saw no new cases was on Feb. 23 when there were only 60 active cases in Guelph.

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COVID-19: 66 new cases, 1 additional death confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 cases on Tuesday and one additional death, bringing the local total number of cases up to 10,154, including 222 deaths.Local public health also reported 85 new coronavirus variant cases on Tuesday, bringing the total up to 3,088 — 955 of which are active. COVID-19 case count surpasses 10,000 in Simcoe Muskoka Twenty-six of Tuesday’s new cases are in Bradford, while 14 are in Barrie, 10 are in New Tecumseth and six are in Innisfil.The rest of the new cases are in Clearview, Essa, Springwater, Tiny Township and Wasaga Beach.Sixteen cases are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while eight are community-acquired and two are outbreak-related.

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Health officials report 218 new COVID-19 cases in Manitoba, no new deaths

COVID-19 infections have been reported in Manitoba.The latest cases announced on the province’s online COVID-19 portal Tuesday bring the province’s total number of cases reported since March 2020 to 38,025, and of those, health officials say 2,173 cases remain active.

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Migrant farm workers at higher COVID-19 risk, need protection, Ontario coroner report says

COVID-19 and other infectious diseases due to their communal living and working conditions, according to a coroner’s report released on Tuesday.To protect their health, the report recommends putting isolation centres in place, setting up an anonymous phone line for reporting concerns, and conducting random tests for COVID-19. Migrant farm worker airport COVID-19 vaccine pilot begins in Toronto Foreigners without permanent status in Canada are allowed to do temporary agricultural work in this country under a federal program.

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Canadian Armed Forces sending personnel to Nova Scotia over COVID-19 case spike

Nova Scotia announces almost 100 new COVID-19 cases, active total tops 400 This comes the day after the federal government confirmed it would be deploying military medical personnel to help Ontario’s beleaguered health-care system.Trudeau says the Forces carried out its assessment of what Ontario needs on the ground Monday and that military personnel will be mobilized over the next days.He says sending “women and men in uniform to help in Ontario is a serious step” and that Ottawa made this choice “because the situation requires it.”Trudeau says the federal government has also reached out to Alberta on what support the province might need.

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COVID-19 ticketing up 167% in Manitoba last week, province says

COVID-19 public health orders saw a 167 per cent spike in tickets last week, driven in large part by those caught holding gatherings.According to provincial enforcement numbers released Tuesday, 33 of 39 tickets to individuals for various offences handed out between April 19 and 25 were connected with gatherings held either outdoors or in private residences. Hundreds gather in Winnipeg for anti-COVID-19 restrictions rally Sunday The tickets come with a $1,296 fine.The news comes after hundreds of people — most of whom were seen not wearing masks and not social distancing — gathered for an anti-COVID-19 restrictions rally at The Forks on Sunday.

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Quebec reports small jump in new COVID-19 cases, 14 more deaths

Since the rollout kicked off in December, the province has given more than 2.9 million jabs. The majority of those have been first shots.When it comes to pandemic-related hospitalizations, there are three more people for a total of 667. Of those patients, 170 are in intensive care units, an increase of three from the previous day.Quebec administered 28,417 tests Sunday, the latest day for which that information is available.Premier François Legault is expected to give an update Tuesday afternoon at the provincial legislature.

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Ontario reports 3,265 new COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. The provincial total now stands at 452,126.Tuesday’s case count is lower than Monday’s 3,510 new infections and is the third day in a row cases have been lower than 4,000.According to Tuesday’s report, 1,044 cases were recorded in Toronto, 673 in Peel Region, and 452 in York Region.All other local public health units reported fewer than 200 new cases in the provincial report.The death toll in the province has risen to 7,964 as 29 more deaths were recorded.

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Nova Scotia announces almost 100 new COVID-19 cases, active total tops 400

https://t.co/xqAbkrrLIQ— Iain Rankin (@IainTRankin) April 27, 2021Nova Scotia reported three new schools with COVID-19 cases connected to them on Monday evening.Sydney Academy in Sydney will remain closed to students until Friday.

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COVID-19: Ontario asks feds for enhanced measures for interprovincial air travellers

COVID-19 variants.In a letter Monday to the federal ministers of health and public safety, Ontario says it has already closed its boundaries with Quebec and Manitoba to non-essential travel, but there are no measures in place to protect provinces from the spread of COVID-19 variants through interprovincial air travel, an area of federal responsibility.

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Staying 2 metres apart does little to limit indoor spread of COVID-19: study

COVID-19, a new study out of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) says.The study, released online ahead of its publication in the peer-reviewed journal PNAS on Tuesday, suggests that now-commonplace distancing rules matter far less than the amount of time spent inside with other people, particularly if an infected person enters the room.The amount of time depends on several factors, according to the study, including the number of people inside, what they’re doing, whether they’re wearing masks and indoor ventilation.“Above all, our study makes clear the inadequacy of the Six-Foot Rule in mitigating indoor airborne disease transmission, and offers a rational, physically informed alternative for managing life in the time of COVID-19,”

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COVID-19: Toronto police respond to more than 200 gatherings over 4 days

Toronto police say they responded to more than 200 gatherings in the city over four days as officers worked to enforce COVID-19 regulations.In a news release issued Monday, police said since the introduction of 16 enforcement teams on Thursday, officers attended 210 gatherings in response to calls from the public and laid around 160 charges under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act.Some criminal charges were also laid, including obstructing a police officer and assault.Officers said they received the most calls for the downtown area and noted the Saturday night was the “busiest.” Ontario reports 3,510 new COVID-19 cases, 24 deaths “While I want to thank the vast majority of residents who are respecting the law, too many

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COVID-19 case count surpasses 10,000 in Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths since Friday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 10,097, including 221 deaths.Of Monday’s new cases, 101 are in Barrie, 57 are in Bradford, 45 are in Innisfil and 29 are in New Tecumseth.The rest of the new cases are in Adjala-Tosorontio, Bracebridge, Collingwood, Essa, Gravenhurst, Huntsville, Midland, Orillia, Oro-Medonte, Ramara, Severn, Springwater, Tay Township, Tiny Township and Wasaga Beach. Ontario reports 3,510 new COVID-19 cases, 24 deaths Of the new cases, 107 are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while 40 are community-acquired and eight are outbreak-related.

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COVID-19: Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph expects 51K doses of Pfizer vaccine by end of May

COVID-19 vaccine by the end of May.In a statement on Monday, the health unit said the province has projected that the region will receive 44,460 doses in May on top of the 7,020 expected this week.“This is tremendous news,” said medical officer of health, Dr.

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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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