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COVID-19 cases on Thursday. The provincial total now stands at 432,805.Thursday’s case count has dipped back below 4,000 after Wednesday recorded 4,212 new infections.

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‘See you in 2022’: Osheaga cancelled for 2nd year in a row due to COVID-19

pic.twitter.com/UOAHsDNKEw— OSHEAGA (@osheaga) April 22, 2021This is the second year in a row that Osheaga has been nixed due to COVID-19.

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Seven COVID-19 deaths, 862 new cases as B.C. sets another new hospitalization record

COVID-19 deaths and 862 new cases on Wednesday.The numbers, released in a written statement, showed the province’s seven-day average for new cases continuing to trend downward, falling to 983 from a peak of 1,130 on April 12.Active cases also continued to fall, dropping to 8,906 Wednesday — down from a peak of 10,081 on April 16.

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Some Barrie Transit service affected as COVID-19 outbreak expands

COVID-19.“Our service provider continues to work with the health unit, and at this time, these cases have not been linked,” Barrie Transit director Brent Forsyth said in a statement.

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COVID-19: Elgin-Oxford’s third mass vaccination clinic to open in Tillsonburg on April 27: SWPH

COVID-19.Southwestern Public Health unveiled Wednesday that the region’s third vaccination clinic will officially open its doors on April 27 in the Lions Auditorium of the Tillsonburg Community Centre, joining two other clinics that have been operating in Woodstock and St. Thomas.Although the new clinic doesn’t officially open until next week, where it will run weekdays from 9 a.m.

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Nova Scotia reports highest new COVID-19 case total since November

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101 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 9,654.Thirty-one of Wednesday’s new coronavirus cases are in Barrie, while 18 are in Bradford, 14 are in Innisfil and nine are in New Tecumseth.

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Barrie mayor receives AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as pharmacies offer immunizations to those 40+

COVID-19 vaccine at a local pharmacy as some pharmacies in the region continue to offer coronavirus immunizations to people who are age 40-plus.Lehman was inoculated at PureHealth Pharmacy in Barrie, one of 14 pharmacies offering AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccinations in the city. Ontario, Alberta to lower minimum age for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from 55 to 40 “AZ is safe and the process was easy and comfortable,” Lehman said in a tweet Monday evening.Got my AstraZeneca shot today at PureHealth pharmacy at PureHealth pharmacy @teamrvh.

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Manitoba reports another COVID-19 death, 164 new cases

COVID-19 has died, and health officials say 164 new infections of the virus have been identified Wednesday.The virus’s latest victim is a man in his 50s from the Northern Health region — the 961st Manitoban’s death linked to the virus since March 2020.

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‘Assume that they might have COVID’: Peel’s top doctor says after 22% test positivity in Brampton

COVID-19 tests are coming back positive.“That is why we have always advised people, if you are meeting people outside of the people that you already live with, assume that they might have COVID,” Loh said.“Assume that they might have been exposed and they might be incubating. Always wear a mask, always distance, stick to the precautions as much as possible.

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Quebec reports more than 1,200 new COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations keep increasing

The vaccination campaign was expanded Wednesday to offer AstraZeneca to anyone 45 and older. Authorities say 54,410 doses were administered Tuesday for more than 2.5 million shots to date.Quebec gave 44,311 tests Monday, the latest day for which that information is available.The province’s caseload stands at 340,397, one of the highest tallies in the country.

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Ontario reports more than 4,200 new COVID-19 cases, 32 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. The provincial total now stands at 429,123.Wednesday’s case count has jumped back into the 4,000s after Tuesday recorded 3,469 new cases, although more tests were processed.

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B.C. reports 849 new COVID-19 cases as hospitalization numbers continue to break records

COVID-19 and one death on Tuesday as the number of people in hospital with the disease continues to break records.The province also recorded one new death, bringing the province’s COVID-19 death toll to 1,539.Another 15 people are in hospital with COVID-19, bringing total hospitalizations to 456, a record high. Of those, 148 patients are in intensive care — up 10 from Monday — also a record.There have been a total of 120,889 COVID-19 cases in the province since the start of the pandemic, 9,145 of which are active.

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COVID-19: 108 new cases, 2 additional deaths confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths on Tuesday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 9,558, including 218 deaths.Local public health also confirmed 42 new coronavirus variant cases on Tuesday, bringing the total up to 2,357 — 581 of which are active cases.

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‘Hospitals are buckling’: Ontario’s science table makes urgent push for stronger COVID-19 measures

COVID-19 Science Advisory Table is calling for urgent and stronger action to reign in the spread of cases, noting the province’s hospitals are “buckling.”“Ontario is now facing the most challenging health crisis of our time. Our case counts are at an all-time high.

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COVID-19: N’Amerind to host 2-day Indigenous vaccine clinic in London, Ont.

COVID-19 vaccination clinic this Friday and Saturday aimed at vaccinating more Indigenous Peoples in the region.Organizers say the clinic will focus on supporting those who’ve experienced trauma, including within residential schools and the health-care system, or for anyone “who prefers more familiar grounds” for vaccination.

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COVID-19: Manitoba woman charged for 2 parties less than 24 hours apart

COVID-19.Thompson RCMP say they were called to a report of the first party at an apartment complex on Cree Road around 11:30 p.m. Saturday.

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Ontario science table calls for more measures to control COVID-19 pandemic

Ontario reports 3,469 new COVID-19 cases, 22 deaths The group says hospitals are at capacity and younger people are getting sick as case counts keep hitting record highs.It also says that policies that discourage safe outdoor activity will disproportionately harm children and those who do not have access to green spaces, especially those living in crowded conditions.

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Quebec drops minimum age to 45 for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, extends lockdown measures

COVID-19 vaccine.Quebec Premier François Legault announced the measure Tuesday, on the heels of other provinces doing the same.Under the plan, any Quebecer who is 45 and older can book their first AstraZeneca dose as of Wednesday morning. Prior to the change, only people older than 55 were able to get that vaccine at walk-in clinics.Quebec had temporarily hit pause on administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to anyone younger than that amid guidance from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) about a possible link between the shot and rare blood clots.Legault attempted to qualm any fears people might have.“I invite you to take this very safe and efficient vaccine,” he said.

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Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

COVID-19 on Tuesday afternoon.Dr. Deena Hinshaw is expected to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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U.S. upgrades Canada to ‘do not travel’ status amid soaring COVID-19 numbers

COVID-19 cases in the country.The travel advisory says “do not travel to Canada due to COVID-19,” on the state department website.“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice for Canada due to COVID-19, indicating a very high level of COVID-19 in the country,” the website stated. Canada’s current COVID-19 wave nearing peak of 2nd, Tam says as cases surge in provinces Eighty-per cent of the world’s countries are now ‘do not travel’ countries for the U.S., according to the Associated Press.

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Nova Scotia reports 9 new COVID-19, confirms additional variant cases

COVID-19, first discovered in the U.K., have been identified. These were previously reported cases and were related to travel.There have been 65 cases of the B.1.1.7.

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Ontario reports 3,469 new COVID-19 cases, 22 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. The provincial total now stands at 424,911.Tuesday’s case count is lower than Monday’s which saw 4,447 new infections.

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Peel Region orders businesses with 5 or more COVID-19 cases to close for 10 days

COVID-19 cases must shut down for 10 days.Peel Public Health issued the directive for businesses who have discovered the cases over the last 14 days where “the cases could have reasonably acquired their infection at work” or where “no obvious source of infection has been identified outside of the workplace.” COVID-19: Ontario rejects efforts on paid sick leave, says expanding police power was mistake The region’s medical officer of health said workplaces still remain a “major driver of COVID-19 cases in Peel.”Dr.

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Over 120K new COVID-19 cases since Easter suggests post-holiday surge in Canada

COVID-19 were reported as the third wave of the pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the country.Forty-four new fatalities means a total of 23,667 people have died in Canada after testing positive for COVID-19.

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Alberta records 1,391 new COVID-19 cases Monday as positivity rate hits 11%

COVID-19 on Monday as hospitalizations continued on an upward trend.There are now 460 people in hospital with COVID-19 across the province, 104 of whom are being treated in intensive care. That’s a slight increase from Sunday when 451 people were in hospital.Monday’s new cases came after more than 12,500 tests were performed, putting the province’s positivity rate at about 11 per cent, according to the province’s chief medical officer of health.Three additional deaths were reported to Alberta Health in the past 24 hours, bringing the province’s death toll from the disease to 2,043.A woman in her 60s in the Calgary zone, a woman in her 70s in the North zone and a man in his 70s in the Central zone died.

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B.C. reports 2,960 new COVID-19 cases over three days as hospitalizations hit record highs

COVID-19 and eight deaths over the past three days as the number of people in hospital with the disease continues to hit all-time highs.There were 1,027 cases from Friday to Saturday while 933 cases were reported from Saturday to Sunday, and 1,000 from Sunday to Monday.Of the new cases, 696 were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 1,845 were in the Fraser Health region, 108 were in Island Health, 211 were in Interior Health, and 100 were in Northern Health.The eight deaths bring the province’s COVID-19 death toll to 1,538. Among those who died was a two-year-old child, provincial health officer Dr.

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COVID-19: 281 new cases, 1 additional death confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 cases and one additional death in the region since Friday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 9,456, including 216 deaths.Local public health also confirmed 175 new coronavirus variant cases, bringing the total number up to 2,320 — 571 of which are active.

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Manitoba expands COVID-19 restrictions amid third wave

COVID-19 and protect the province’s health-care system amid rising daily case counts and increases in the number of variants of concern being reported across the province.The additional public health order restrictions will go into effect in two phases, starting Tuesday, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said Monday.

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COVID-19: What you need to know about getting an AstraZeneca vaccine in Ontario

COVID-19 vaccine made by Oxford-AstraZeneca, which was previously available to residents aged 55 and older, will be offered to those 40 and older starting Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know:The government says the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot will be administered at more than 1,400 pharmacies across Ontario, as well as in certain doctors’ offices.

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Barrie Transit COVID-19 outbreak expands as 3 more bus drivers test positive

Workplace COVID-19 outbreak declared within Barrie Transit Officials say all city buses are cleaned and sanitized after service each day and mid-day.This past Thursday, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit declared a workplace COVID-19 outbreak within Barrie Transit.

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COVID-19: Ford government rejects NDP paid sick day motion

Is it time to ditch disinfecting? CDC updates data surrounding COVID-19 surface transmission She called on Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives to pass the sick-leave motion, but the government voted against the measure.Government House Paul Calandra says he anticipates the federal government will announce further enhancements to their sick-day program today.The province has thus far rejected calls for a provincial program saying it would be needless overlap of the federal supports.Advocates have been calling on the province to bring in paid sick leave for months, saying it would help support essential workers during the pandemic.The NDP also presented a motion to implement a full shutdown of non-essential businesses with high

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Manitobans 40 and over can now access AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine.In a release Monday morning the province said it is lowering the minimum age eligibility following similar moves by Ontario and Alberta.

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Quebec adds almost 1,100 new COVID-19 cases, 15 more deaths

The vaccination campaign saw another 40,433 jabs given Sunday. So far, there have been more than 2.3 million doses administered in the province.When it comes to screening, authorities say 26,132 tests were given Saturday, the latest day for which that information is available.The caseload stands at 338,044 while the number of pandemic-related deaths has reached 10,816.

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Ontario reports more than 4,400 new COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Monday. The provincial total now stands at 421,442.Monday’s case count is higher than Sunday’s which saw 4,250 new infections.

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COVID-19: Fundraiser aims to support Ontario essential workers without paid sick leave

COVID-19 and don’t have paid sick leave.Organizers say the fund will pay out $160 per day for up to five days to those who need it, distributed on a first-come, first-served basis as long as money is available. Ontario, Alberta to lower minimum age for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from 55 to 40 They say the program operates on the honour system, trusting that only essential workers in financial need will apply.The fundraiser website says the project was launched by three women, two of them registered nurses.

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Ontario students return to virtual classrooms due to surging COVID-19 cases

virtual classroom today as school buildings remain shuttered following the spring break.The provincial government announced the move to remote learning early last week as it dealt with a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.It has also announced a suite of new measures meant to curb the spread of COVID-19, including limiting interprovincial travel.Checkpoints will be set up at interprovincial border crossings starting today, and only those coming into Ontario for work, medical care, transportation of goods and exercising Indigenous treaty rights will be allowed through.

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Saskatchewan COVID-19 update delayed again

COVID-19 update for April 18 is delayed as Health Ministry epidemiologists continue to reconcile ongoing data related to reassigned and unassigned cases.The ministry did provide a short update of what Sunday’s numbers will show. COVID-19: 151 cases among staff and inmates at Regina Correctional Centre Saskatchewan is reporting 289 more COVID-19 cases.The province also reported one new death in the north central zone of a resident in their 50s.

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Feds to send personnel, rapid tests to Ontario as province struggles to contain COVID-19

COVID-19 cases soar, putting strain on the province’s healthcare system.In a video posted to Twitter on Sunday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau detailed how his government would be providing additional support to Ontario.From mobilizing health care workers, to boosting rapid testing, to coordinating with provinces and territories, we’re putting everything on the table to keep you safe as we fight this third wave.

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List of recent flights through British Columbia with COVID-19 exposures

COVID-19 exposures on flights through British Columbia’s airports.Since March 27 2020, health officials have not directly contacted travellers who were potentially exposed to the coronavirus on a flight, and have instead published updates listing exposure events.In some cases, seating rows where potential exposures have occurred are listed. In such cases, the B.C.

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COVID-19: Quebec reports 9 more virus-related deaths, new cases below 1,350

COVID-19 cases on Sunday and nine more deaths.Hospitalizations dropped by nine to 683, and 175 people are in intensive care — the same number as Saturday.Authorities say of the nine deaths, two occurred in the last 24 hours. Quebec’s death toll now stands at 10,802.On Saturday health officials reported the province’s highest number of hospitalizations and intensive care cases due to COVID-19 since the second wave.The figures marked the highest number of hospitalizations since Feb.

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Feds extend mobile health units in Ontario amid new COVID-19 restrictions, cases

COVID-19 cases.”In a statement Saturday evening, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Bill Blair said that the government was extending the two health units for another two months to at least June 30.“The federal government is there to provide support where it is needed most, such as Ontario which has seen an alarming resurgence in COVID-19 cases,” read Blair’s statement.

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Witness shocked by ‘crazy party’ on Vancouver’s Kits Beach amid COVID-19 restrictions

COVID-19 restrictions, as locals flock outdoors in the warmer weather.Beryl Pye was out for a bike ride when she spotted the “crazy party,” which she said numbered in the “hundreds.”Video captured by Pye and other social media users appears to show some of the dancers wearing masks and many keeping their distance from other revelers.However, the gathering appears to fall afoul of the province’s cap of 10 people from a cohort of close friends or family for any outdoor gatherings. B.C.

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Saskatchewan reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, full update delayed

Saskatchewan government announced that the COVID-19 update for April 17 is delayed and is expected to be released later in the afternoon, but did provide a glimpse of Saturday’s numbers. Regina COVID ICU rooms move to double occupancy According to officials, the province is reporting two new deaths.

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COVID-19: 133 new cases in Middlesex-London, new outbreak at Western University

The Middlesex London region is reporting 133 new COVID-19 cases Saturday.Saturday’s update brings the region’s case total to 9,138, of which 1,186 are active. At least 7,759 of the cases have resolved and 193 people have died, most recently on Wednesday.Since the month began, the London and Middlesex region has recorded at least 1,357 cases.

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COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on April 17

COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Saturday:Many police forces in Ontario say they won’t be using new powers that allow officers to stop anyone and ask why they’re not at home.The provincial government announced the measures on Friday in a bid to strengthen enforcement of the stay-at-home order.But the new powers have drawn sharp criticism, and the Toronto Police Service, Peel Regional Police, York Regional Police and Halton Police Service are among the forces saying they won’t be used.“The Toronto Police Service will continue to engage, educate and enforce, but we will not be doing random stops of people or cars,” a post on the Toronto police Twitter account said.“We can all do our part for the health and safety of everyone.

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Over 3 million people have now died of COVID-19 worldwide

COVID-19 topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France.The number of lives lost, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is about equal to the population of Kyiv, Ukraine; Caracas, Venezuela; or metropolitan Lisbon, Portugal. It is bigger than Chicago (2.7 million) and equivalent to Philadelphia and Dallas combined.And the true number is believed to be significantly higher because of possible government concealment and the many cases overlooked in the early stages of the outbreak that began in Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019.

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B.C. reports 1,005 new COVID-19 cases as hospitalization records toppled again

COVID-19 patients in B.C.’s hospitals and ICUs set new records Friday, as the province reported 1,005 new cases and six additional deaths.In a written statement, health officials said there were 425 people in hospital, 127 of them in critical or intensive care.

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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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