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COVID-19, and there have been 873 new cases of the disease, the lowest number of new daily cases in almost two weeks.Of the new cases, 218 were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 512 were in the Fraser Health region, 43 were in Island Health, 72 were in Interior Health, and 28 were in Northern Health.The province said a delay in the Public Health Reporting Data Warehouse lab system means the numbers are preliminary and may be adjusted.The deaths bring the province’s COVID-19 death toll to 1,515, B.C.

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N.B. seniors’ advocate says home-care workers should be re-prioritized for COVID-19 vaccine

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85 new COVID-19 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 8,862, including 212 deaths.Local public health also confirmed 47 new variant cases on Tuesday, bringing the local total up to 1,906 — 553 of which are active.

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Quebec premier tells young people to ‘respect the rules’ as emergency COVID-19 measures extended

Legault went on to say that “with the variant, no area is immune” but the province will not tighten restrictions in Montreal and the surrounding areas.He also addressed young Quebecers who are fed up with public health orders following two nights of anti-curfew protests in Montreal.“On the contrary, we must recognize all the efforts you made in the last year,” he said.“But more and more young people are getting sick so please respect the rules to protect you.”More to come.

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Ontario releases more details on COVID vaccinations for adults 18+ in hot spot neighbourhoods

COVID-19 vaccine as part of mobile or pop-up clinics.“Host” organizations defined as faith-based organizations, community settings, and employer-hosted workplace clinics will promote mobile and pop-up clinics within “high-risk” hotspot areas and schedule appointments.“Eligible individuals can visit their local public health unit website to get details on upcoming clinics in their community and how to book an appointment,” officials said in the documents.

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Canada hits vaccination milestone: 20% have received at least 1 COVID-19 shot

COVID-19 disease.The country hit the milestone on Tuesday, having now administered a first dose to 7,689,563 people in Canada, or just over 20 per cent of the population, according to COVID Tracker Canada. AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine not recommended for those under 55, NACI says Canada has a population of about 37.7 million people.

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Quebec reports almost 1,500 new COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations continue to climb

Of them, there are eight more people in intensive care units for a total of 150.The latest screening data shows that 28,046 tests were administered Sunday.The province’s caseload stands at 329,472 while the health crisis has killed 10,756 people over the past 13 months. Recoveries have now surpassed 305,000.Quebec Premier François Legault is expected to provide an update on the pandemic’s progression at 1 p.m.

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Ontario reports more than 3,600 new COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the provincial total to 394,679.Tuesday’s case count is a significant drop from Monday’s which saw 4,401 new infections. On Sunday, a record breaking 4,456 new cases were recorded.According to Tuesday’s provincial report, 1,016 cases were recorded in Toronto, 613 in Peel Region, 519 in York Region, 214 in Ottawa, 196 in Durham Region, 161 in Hamilton, and 157 in Halton Region.All other local public health units reported fewer than 150 new cases in the provincial report.The death toll in the province has risen to 7,582 as 15 more deaths were recorded.

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India’s soaring COVID-19 numbers affecting world vaccine supply — including Canada

Indian city of Pune is running out of ventilators as gasping coronavirus patients crowd its hospitals. Social media is full of people searching for beds, while relatives throng pharmacies looking for antiviral medicines that hospitals ran out of long ago.The surge, which can be seen across India, is particularly alarming because the country is a major vaccine producer and a critical supplier to the U.N.-backed COVAX initiative.

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80% of Canadians plan to get COVID-19 vaccine, but safety fears causing hesitancy: poll

vaccinated against COVID-19, a new poll suggests while fear about vaccine safety is the main driver of hesitancy to get an injection.All this comes as confidence in governments is plummeting in provinces being hit hardest by the third wave of the pandemic.At least eight in 10 people surveyed last weekend by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies said they absolutely intend to roll up their sleeve for a vaccine.The number has been steadily rising for months as vaccines have been rolling out in Canada and around the world, starting at 63 per cent in mid-October, rising to 70 per cent in early February, and 73 per cent in early March.

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Ontario works to create more critical care beds in hospitals as COVID-19 cases surge

COVID-19 cases that is pushing the health-care system to the brink.Health Minister Christine Elliott says the government is exploring its options to boost hospital capacity and staffing levels as variants of concern wreak havoc on the province.She said in a news conference on Monday that hospitals have been instructed to ramp down all surgeries “except the ones that are absolutely life-and-death matters.” Ontario government adding ICU beds, hiring nursing students to deal with COVID-19 case surge The cancellation of elective surgeries is “unfortunate, but sadly necessary right now,” Elliott said in the legislature.The province reported 4,401 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday — more than 1,280 in Toronto — and 15 new deaths due to the

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B.C.’s top doctor urges people to stay close to home amid COVID-19 ‘third wave’

COVID-19.“To get to the end as quickly as possible, there are things that we need to do now,” provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said during a press briefing Monday.

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COVID-19: 7 more pharmacies offer AstraZeneca vaccine in Barrie, Innisfil

COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine to people age 55 and older throughout this week, a local MPP’s office confirmed Monday.Between both Barrie and Innisfil, there are now 16 pharmacies in the area that offer coronavirus immunizations. People 50+ living in Bradford, Ont., COVID-19 ‘hot spot’ can now book their vaccine “With the variants of concern increasing COVID numbers daily and the ICUs filling up across Ontario and even here locally at the RVH, we are in a race against the clock to get people vaccinated,” Barrie–Innisfil MPP Andrea Khanjin said in a statement.“At RVH, ICUs have filled up and we have started using the cardiac care unit for COVID patients.

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Alberta records 1,136 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, identifies 679 variant cases

COVID-19 on Monday and five additional deaths from the disease.A total of 679 new variant cases of concern were identified on Monday, meaning variants now make up about 51.3 per cent of all active cases in the province.The total number of active cases of COVID-19 has risen to 14,849 in Alberta. Of those, 6,802 are in the Calgary zone, 3,688 are in the Edmonton zone, 1,970 are in the North zone, 1,311 are in the Central zone, 949 are in the South zone and 129 are not linked to any particular zone.

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COVID-19: 367 new cases, 2 additional deaths confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka over weekend

COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths since Friday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 8,779, including 210 deaths.Local public health also confirmed 209 new variant cases, bring the total number up to 1,861 — 525 of which are active.

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Nova Scotia siblings who recorded first album at home during COVID win national music award

COVID-19 pandemic have been recognized for their ingenuity in a big way.The Gilberts received the Young Performers of the Year award at the 2021 Canadian Folk Music Awards, held virtually on April 10.“We could not even believe it, it was beyond imagination that we could even be nominated,” said Maisie Gilbert, who is a member of the folk band with her two brothers Frieden and Reuben Gilbert.

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1 new COVID-19 death reported as Saskatchewan’s active cases rise

COVID-19 cases have increased and now sit at 2,549. This is the highest number reported since Jan.

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Ontario students move to virtual learning indefinitely amid record-high COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 case and ICU numbers, the Ontario government says.Ontario students were supposed to return to in-person learning after taking the week off for their delayed March Break.Students in the hot spot regions of Peel, Toronto and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, were already moved to virtual learning the week before the break.Peel Region moved its students online the Tuesday after Easter Monday, while Toronto and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph followed suit on Wednesday.The government said the decision to reopen for in-person learning will be based on public health data.“As soon as we get the go-ahead from Dr.

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B.C. health officials to provide COVID-19 update following throne speech

COVID-19 update on Monday afternoon.The news conference at 3 p.m. will be carried live on BC1, on our website, the Global BC Facebook page and CKNW.During its last update, the province reported 1,262 new cases of COVID-19, the second consecutive day that the province’s daily case count topped 1,200.The seven-day moving average for new cases rose to a record high of 1,083.

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COVID: GTA hospital pediatric units close, patients being transferred to Toronto’s SickKids hospital

COVID-19 cases.Association President Anthony Dale says 12 out of 14 GTA hospitals will send their pediatric patients to Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children for care.Dale says the closure, which takes effect today, was ordered over the weekend by the GTA Hospital Incident Management System Command Centre. COVID-19: Ontario hospitals ramp down elective surgeries to increase ICU capacity He says hospital staff from the pediatric units will be redeployed to care for a rising number of COVID-19 patients.“Every time when we are going through discussion of how we can help our adult colleagues, we only agree to capacity changes that we are fully fully confident in being able to provide safe care for all the children,” Dr.

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‘AstraZeneca isn’t enough’: Pharmacies plead with provinces for access to other COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19 vaccines across the country, saying the demand for inoculation is massive. So big in fact, that many pharmacies are standing by waiting for the next shipment of vaccines from provinces.As vaccine rollout expands to include a wider variety of age groups, pharmacists say they can play a key role in getting jabs into arms.However, depending on where that pharmacy is, some may only get access to one type of vaccine versus three.

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2 Barrie Transit drivers test positive for COVID-19

COVID-19 over the last several days, city officials have confirmed.The first person received a positive test result on Friday, while the second driver received a positive test result on Saturday. 2 Barrie Transit drivers confirmed COVID-19-positive Officials said Barrie Transit isn’t aware of any workplace COVID-19 transmission at this time and that the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit doesn’t consider there to be a workplace outbreak.“Barrie Transit continues to do everything we can to ensure a safe environment for our riders and employees,” Brent Forsyth, Barrie’s transit and parking strategy director, said in a statement.

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Quebec reports nearly 1,600 new COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations jump

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Ontario reports 4,401 COVID-19 cases, another record of ICU patients

COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the provincial total to 391,009.Monday’s case count is the second highest single-day increase to date, only slightly lower than Sunday’s which saw a record breaking 4,456 new cases.According to Monday’s provincial report, 1,282 cases were recorded in Toronto, 772 in Peel Region, 564 in York Region, 339 in Ottawa, 224 in Durham Region and 177 in Halton RegionAll other local public health units reported fewer than 175 new cases in the provincial report.The death toll in the province has risen to 7,567 as 15 more deaths were recorded.

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Employee at Canada Post facility in Toronto dies amid COVID-19 outbreak

Canada Post says an employee at a facility in Toronto’s east end has died following a recent COVID-19 outbreak.“Canada Post can confirm that an employee at our Toronto mail processing plant on Eastern Avenue has passed away,” a spokesperson for Canada Post said.“We offer our deepest sympathies to the family as they mourn the loss and respect their privacy during this difficult time. We are focused on supporting our employees who have lost a colleague.” Mississauga Canada Post worksite hit by COVID-19 outbreak excluded from provincial inspections On Sunday, Canada Post said multiple employees (at least 16) have recently tested positive for the virus.

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Potential 4th wave of COVID-19 could hit Canada’s youth: expert

COVID-19 cases, one expert says that the country’s fourth wave — should it happen — could look very different in comparison to its first three.With Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout beginning to pick up steam and more and more at-risk groups receiving their shot, University of Toronto Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch said that the fourth wave of the pandemic would most likely differ in demographics — with lower risk groups, like young people, getting infected at a higher rate than others.“As we have more and more people vaccinated, you know, we will see the demographic change of who’s infected,” said Bogoch.

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COVID-19: Ontario hospitals ramp down elective surgeries to increase ICU capacity

COVID-19 patients.Health Minister Christine Elliott said Friday that could increase intensive-care unit capacity in Ontario by up to 1,000 patient beds.The province reported on Sunday that 605 people were in ICU.Ontario also said that there were 4,456 new COVID-19 cases in the province on Sunday, marking a new single-day high for new infections.

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Canada to get 1 million Pfizer vaccine doses this week as COVID-19 soars across country

COVID-19 vaccine doses into Canada is expected to wane this week, with a little more than one million shots scheduled for delivery over the next seven days.Canada has fielded vaccine deliveries from various pharmaceutical firms in recent weeks amid dramatic spikes in COVID-19 case counts across the country.

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Log boom: B.C. school board builds 20 outdoor classrooms amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Saskatchewan reports 321 new COVID-19 cases, 1 new death

COVID-19 cases on Sunday and one new death. Regina drive-thru vaccine clinic opens to 51-year-olds on Sunday The deceased resident was in their 60s and the death was reported in the central east zone.

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Pfizer to seek Health Canada approval for COVID-19 vaccine use in kids 12-15 within weeks

Pfizer is planning to submit the necessary documents to Health Canada “in the next couple of weeks” to seek approval for its COVID-19 vaccine to be used in children between the ages of 12 and 15, a company spokesperson has confirmed.In an email to Global News on Sunday, Pfizer spokesperson Christina Antoniou, said the company is “currently working on our submission supporting the use of the vaccine in 12-15 year olds.”“We plan to file this submission to Health Canada in the next couple of weeks,” the email read. A look at when Canada could start administering COVID-19 vaccines to teens, children On Friday, Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech asked vaccine regulators in the U.S.

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COVID-19: Quebec reports 1,535 new cases as government brings back 8 p.m. curfew in Montreal, Laval

COVID-19 on Sunday and five more virus-related deaths.Two of those deaths happened in the last 24 hours. Hospitalizations rose by 25 to 608, and 139 people are in intensive care — an increase of one.This comes as Premier François Legault announced on Thursday that restrictions are being tightened in Montreal and Laval with the reinstatement of the 8 p.m.

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Researchers looking for clues to the COVID-19 pandemic in city sewers

Ottawa Public Health officials are trying to decide whether restrictions in the city need to tighten up, they look to the normal markers like positive tests, patients in hospital, and outbreaks. But they are also among the few in the country that take cues from the city’s sewers.Using municipal wastewater to look for evidence of the virus behind COVID-19 is part of a rapidly expanding body of science.

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B.C. opens COVID-19 vaccine registration to anyone aged 60+

B.C. reports more than 1,200 new COVID-19 cases for 2nd consecutive day People who register will not be immediately able to book their vaccination, but will be notified when it is their turn.

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Canada’s COVID-19 case rate tops U.S. as country continues to lag in vaccinations

COVID-19 outbreak began, Canada’s rate of new cases of the novel coronavirus has eclipsed that of the United States.An analysis of numbers collected by Our World In Data now shows that on Friday, Canada reported 205.73 new cases per million on a rolling seven-day average, relative to the country’s population, while the United States sat at 205.12.On average over the last seven days, Canada has reported 7,967.7 new cases, and the country’s daily cases have increased 82 per cent over past 14 days.Canada saw 9,255 new coronavirus infections on Friday, marking a new all-time record for daily cases.Meanwhile, in the United States, the country’s Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported a total of 30,814,955 COVID-19 cases, marking an increase of

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New Brunswick to provide COVID-19 update on Saturday

On Friday, the province reported eight new cases of COVID-19 and that an individual in their 60s has died.Earlier this week, Luc Bélanger from Edmundston also died from COVID-19.

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Nova Scotia reports 8 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday

‘I lost my other half’: New Brunswick woman opens up about losing husband to COVID-19All cases have been self-isolating as required, the province said.As of Saturday, there is no one in hospital due to COVID-19.Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 2,339 Nova Scotia tests on April 9.Since Oct. 1, Nova Scotia said it has completed 325,774 tests.

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Quebec reports 1,754 cases of COVID-19, 13 more deaths as hospitalizations rise

COVID-19 on Saturday as the province continues to see a surge in its daily case count.Authorities say 13 more virus-related deaths were added to the toll, including two in the last 24 hours. Hospitalizations rose by 14 to 583, and 138 people are in intensive care — an increase of four.The province says it administered 73,023 doses of the vaccine on Friday, for a total of 1,829,011.This comes as Premier François Legault announced restrictions are being tightened in Montreal and Laval with the reinstatement of the 8 p.m.

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COVID-19 gargle tests to be distributed to Vancouver students who develop symptoms at school

COVID-19 testing program aimed at speeding up and easing the diagnosis process for Vancouver school kids.Under the new program, students in the Vancouver school district who develop symptoms at school will be able to take a COVID mouth rinse/gargle test home with them. So long swabs: B.C.

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RVH directed to cancel non-emergency surgeries, procedures in response to surging COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations continue to surge, putting pressure on hospitals across the province.

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B.C. reports more than 1,200 new COVID-19 cases for 2nd consecutive day

COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day, Friday.In a written statement, health officials reported 1,262 new cases and two additional deaths. B.C.

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COVID-19 placing a damper on traditional dating in New Brunswick

How COVID-19 changed online dating in Saskatchewan More people have turned to meeting and chatting online, the group administrator said. The group took some of its outings outside last summer when COVID restrictions were a little less strict, and the group had a “busy” summer as a result, Trevors said.But, many members are still too nervous to meet in person.One couple who paired up in the group even went for COVID testing before meeting in-person, said Trevors.

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Edmonton approves $8.1M from COVID-19 reserve fund to transition homeless population out of temporary shelters

Temporary shelter at Edmonton Convention Centre to remain open through April In addition, the Mustard Seed has closed its temporary shelter on 99 Street. Several people who access this service have been transitioned to several churches on the south side and the the Strathcona Neighbour Centre.Hope Mission will also be moving its operations from Commonwealth Stadium to the Spectrum building, which is part of the former horserace track site south of the Edmonton Expo Centre.

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Guelph reports 47 new COVID-19 cases, active cases rise to 275

COVID-19 in the city on Friday, escalating the total count to 3,278 during the pandemic.Active cases increased by 26 from the previous day to 275, with 21 more people recovering from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Guelph mayor calls for community spirit during stay-at-home order The city’s resolved case count is at 2,966, and its COVID-19 death toll of 37 has not changed since Feb.

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

Premier Doug Ford receives AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on camera On Thursday, public health administered a total of 2,027 COVID-19 vaccine doses in the region, bringing the number of doses given up to 116,464.To date, there have been 1,245 cases of the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant, which was first discovered in the U.K., in the region.

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Alberta restaurants close to in-person dining as COVID-19 restrictions take effect

announced earlier this week to once again try to bring down spiking COVID-19 infections in Alberta are now in effect, meaning restaurants must close their doors to in-person dining.Effective noon Friday, Alberta restaurants must now close to indoor dining service.

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Advocacy group launches lawsuit over Saskatchewan’s outdoor gathering restrictions

Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) said its lawsuit was filed on behalf of two people who were ticketed at outdoor protests.Under Saskatchewan’s current public health orders, no more than 10 people can attend outdoor public and private gatherings, with physical distancing of at least two metres between households.

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COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on April 9

COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Friday.A Canada Post facility in Toronto has been hit with a COVID-19 outbreak.The facility, located on Eastern Avenue, said 13 employees have tested positive over the last 14 days. The company said Toronto Public Health was notified.“Canada Post is providing voluntary onsite rapid COVID-19 testing to all employees and contractors at this facility.

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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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