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COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, along with 640 new cases of the new coronavirus.Of B.C.’s 692 COVID-19 deaths, 251 have occurred in December alone. B.C.

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169 new COVID-19 cases, 154 recoveries reported in Saskatchewan

coronavirus cases in three weeks on Wednesday.Health officials said there were 169 new COVID-19 cases in the province, bringing the overall total since the start of the pandemic to 12,594.The last time there were fewer new daily cases reported was on Nov. 25 when the province reported 164 new cases.

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Calgary infant gaining weight and alert after recovering from COVID-19

COVID-19, her parents didn’t know if she would survive.“We weren’t sure that we’re bringing her back home or we’re going to bring an empty car seat home,” said her mother, Ceyda Alaf-Forrest.Nora was a full-term, healthy baby when she was born on Nov. 22.

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COVID-19 vaccine clinics to start Wednesday in three of four Atlantic provinces

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Meanwhile, a frontline health care worker from the long-term care sector is expected to be the first person to receive a vaccine shot in a clinic held at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown.Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are expected to release more details today on the clinic planned for St.

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B.C. reports 21 deaths from COVID-19, 522 new cases

COVID-19, the provincial government said Tuesday.Health officials also reported 522 new cases of the disease to bring B.C’s total number of cases to 43,463.The province’s COVID-19 death toll stands at 668. About a third of those deaths have occurred in December.There are 361 people in hospital with COVID-19, an increase of two from Monday.

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Alberta expanding free self-isolation hotel program, sending COVID-19 care teams to hard-hit communities

COVID-19 who are unable to isolate at their home, and offering an incentive for those who use the service.Eleven communities — nine in Edmonton and two in Calgary — were identified as having “the highest rates of COVID transmission in the province,” according to data from Alberta Health and the Emergency Management Agency, Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday.

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Quebec to roll out new restrictions as province adds 1,741 new COVID-19 cases, 39 deaths

coronavirus Tuesday as the province is set to announce additional restrictions.The caseload and death toll — which remain the highest in the country — have reached 167,276 and 7,571, respectively.Hospitalizations linked to COVID-19 also spiked again. The number of patients in hospital stands at 959, an increase of 69 from the previous day.

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24 inmates at Saskatchewan Penitentiary test positive for COVID-19

coronavirus outbreak has been declared at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert.Correctional Service Canada (CSC) said 24 inmates in a medium security unit have tested positive for COVID-19. COVID-19 outbreaks in Saskatchewan CSC said the inmates are being medically isolated and are being closely monitored.The medium-security unit has a capacity of 427 offenders.No staff or inmates in the maximum and minimum units have tested positive, CSC said.Officials added that contact tracing is underway and all staff and inmates at the federal facility are being offered COVID-19 testing.

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Alberta courts to delay matters, move proceedings online as COVID-19 cases soar

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to soar in the province.Effective Monday, the majority of matters will either be handled remotely or dealt with at a later date “in an effort to reduce the risks posed by the surging number of COVID-19 cases in the province,” according to the Provincial Court of Alberta.“Throughout this pandemic, the Provincial Court of Alberta has worked to ensure the safety of everyone in our courthouses.

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More British Columbians willing to get COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds

COVID-19 vaccine than they were in the past, a new poll has found.A survey conducted by Angus Reid earlier this month found 54 per cent of British Columbians said they would get the vaccine as soon as they could, the highest of any province. B.C.’s first COVID-19 vaccine doses to arrive this week Thirty-one per cent said they would get vaccinated eventually.A November poll found just 38 per cent of respondents in B.C.

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Coronavirus: B.C. to provide latest COVID-19 numbers on Monday

COVID-19 data on Monday.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 on Friday, the province reported 737 cases as B.C.’s COVID-19 death toll neared 600.Provincial health officer Dr.

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Coronavirus: 121 new COVID-19 cases, 1 additional death confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

coronavirus cases and one additional COVID-19 death since Friday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 2,701, including 55 deaths.Twenty-four of the new cases are in Barrie, while 21 are in New Tecumseth, 18 are in Bradford, 10 are in Springwater and 10 are in Innisfil.The rest of the new cases are in Midland, Adjala-Tosorontio, Bracebridge, Collingwood, Essa, Gravenhurst, Huntsville, Orillia, Oro-Medonte, Penetanguishene and Ramara.

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5 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, first vaccine doses to arrive

COVID-19 cases on Monday and said 57 active cases remain in the province.According to the province, two cases are located in the central zone. One is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada and is self-isolating as required.

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Guelph reports 43 new COVID-19 cases from weekend, Wellington County adds 33

COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the city’s total case count to 871.Monday’s data encompasses the entire weekend as resolved cases jumped 64 from Friday to 740. Ontario places Guelph, Wellington County in red control COVID-19 level Active cases in the city fell by 21 from Friday to 119.There are eight people being treated in the hospital for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, which is one less than Friday.Guelph’s death toll of 12 remains unchanged.Since Dec.

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Hospitalizations climb as Quebec adds 1,620 new cases, 25 deaths linked to COVID-19

coronavirus Monday as the health crisis continues.Health authorities say six of those deaths occurred in the past 24-hour period, while the others were retroactively added to the death toll.The caseload stands at 165,535 — which remains the highest tally in the country. Recoveries have surpassed 141,000 as of Monday.The health crisis has claimed the lives of 7,533 Quebecers since March.

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Alberta health officials to provide update on COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan on Monday afternoon.Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Paul Wynnyk, chair of Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine task force, are scheduled to provide an update at noon Monday.

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Ontario no longer offering free COVID-19 tests for international travel

COVID-19 tests will no longer be free for people requiring proof of a negative test for international travel destinations.The new testing guidelines came into effect on Friday.“Effective December 11, 2020, individuals requesting a COVID-19 test for international travel clearance are no longer eligible for a publicly funded COVID-19 test in Ontario,” the government said in a news release.The provincial government said the step is being taken to ensure taxpayer dollars are being used for key priorities and to preserve capacity within the publicly funded COVID-19 testing network.

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‘It’s one Christmas’: B.C. woman begs others to stay home after grandpa dies of COVID-19

Married 68 years, B.C. couple dies of COVID-19 in separate hospitals hours apart Khurana’s family had taken extra precautions to protect their grandfather, who was particularly vulnerable because of a heart surgery several years ago and sometimes relied on oxygen.He and his wife lived in Abbotsford, one of the province’s COVID-19 hotspots, and were staying home at all times with no visitors allowed inside.Khurana’s uncle lived with the couple and was their only direct contact to the outside.

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Quebec reports 1,994 new COVID-19 cases and 33 more deaths

COVID-19 on Sunday and 1,994 new cases of the novel coronavirus.Public health authorities said 12 of those deaths took place in the last 24 hours with the rest taking place at an earlier date. The provincial death toll now stands at 7,508.The Health Department said there are now 880 people in hospital, up by 20 from Saturday.

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Health Canada warns people with allergies against COVID-19 vaccine as cases surpass 450K

novel coronavirus continue to surge ahead of the holiday season, Canadian health officials are now warning that people with any allergies to COVID-19 vaccine ingredients should not take it.The warning comes amid news of two people in the United Kingdom having experienced severe allergic reactions to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, according to a statement from Health Canada released Saturday. Both of those people had a history of severe allergies and have since recovered after experiencing their reactions on Tuesday.

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Containing COVID-19 outbreak to single B.C. mink farm essential, say experts

Hundreds of mink dead from COVID-19 on Fraser Valley farm in B.C. The farm has not been identified “due to potential safety concerns,” according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries.Sally Otto, a zoology professor at the University of British Columbia, said mink farms are ideal breeding grounds for viruses, because of the close quarters and high rate of contact the animals have with one another.“The real danger is that it spreads from farm to farm,” she said.“In other U.S.

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Quebec reports 40 additional COVID-19 deaths, 1,898 more cases

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Quebec conducted 39,415 COVID-19 tests on Thursday, the most recent day for which that data is available, the highest number of tests conducted in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic.Quebec’s national public health institute says there have been an additional 1,624 recoveries from the novel coronavirus.Quebec has reported a total of 161,921 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 7,475 deaths associated with the virus.

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B.C. releasing more detailed geographic COVID-19 data, but critics say it’s not enough

COVID-19 in the province’s communities.As of Thursday, the B.C. Centre for Disease Control will now report case data by local health area, which in some cases breaks the information down by city, or even portions of cities, on a weekly basis.

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B.C. reports 737 new COVID-19 cases, as deaths approach 600

COVID-19 cases on Friday along with 11 new deaths.The province’s death toll from the virus now stands at 598. Christmas card campaign aims to comfort lonely B.C.

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Field hospital opens in Collingwood, Ont., amid 2nd COVID-19 wave

COVID-19-positive patients.

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37 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka, local total reaches 2,584

coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 2,584, including 54 deaths.Twelve of the new cases are in Barrie, while eight are in New Tecumseth, six are in Bradford and four are in Midland.The rest of the new cases are in Collingwood, Innisfil, Orillia, Penetanguishene, Ramara, Severn and Springwater.

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COVID-19 outbreak closes poultry processing plant in Berwick, N.S.

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‘Nobody loves a house party more than COVID’: Alberta launches new ad campaign

COVID-19 loves more than house parties and family gatherings. That’s the message behind a new ad campaign launched by the Alberta government ahead of the holidays.The province launched its COVIDLOVES.ca website Friday morning, complete with two campaign videos, as well as information around the current health guidelines, myths surrounding COVID-19 and resources for Albertans.

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Simcoe Muskoka to move to Ontario’s COVID-19 red-control zone

COVID-19 red-control zone on Monday.The news comes as the local health unit is reporting a record number of new weekly COVID-19 cases — just this week, public health officials reported 339 new cases in Simcoe Muskoka.

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Churches in Windsor, Ont. move services online as COVID-19 spreads

COVID-19 infections rise in the city.Current restrictions in the region allow religious services to fill 30 per cent of a room’s capacity with physical distancing.But more than a dozen church leaders say in an open letter that they are suspending in-person worship and moving services online in light of increasing cases.“We love to gather and worship together on Sunday morning, but our faith is so much more than one day a week, and we consider it an honour to lay down our privileges for the sake of our neighbours and larger community,” said the letter, which was posted online Thursday afternoon. Windsor-Essex County Health Unit orders schools to close as coronavirus cases rise Rev.

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Nova Scotia to provide update on COVID-19

COVID-19.Nova Scotia reported four new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and said 64 active cases of the coronavirus remain in the province. Nova Scotia reports 4 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, 1 at school in Eastern Passage Nova Scotia also reported another school-related case.

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First Maimonides residents to get COVID-19 vaccine this weekend, health authorities say

coronavirus vaccine rollout at a long-term care centre in Montreal is set to start as early as this weekend, local health authorities say.The Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre in Côte Saint-Luc, which has been hard hit by the pandemic’s second wave, is among one of the first health-care institutions to gain access to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.The CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, the regional health authority that oversees centre, said in a statement that it contacted family representatives Thursday to send them “the consent form and background information on the vaccine, as soon as we got them from the government.”This was done to best help the health authority manage the tight timeline.

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B.C. dry ice company scores cool contract for COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Canada approves Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, will start administering ‘within days’ Thomson and his business partner initially envisioned the company supplying the ultra-cold material to help transport frozen foods, for commercial cleaning applications and to supply the film industry.Canada approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, and on Thursday, officials said the first shipments should arrive by next Monday.Distributing it will come with major logistical hurdles because the vaccine must be stored at -70 C to remain effective.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]That’s where Thompson’s company Fraser Valley Dry Ice comes in. B.C.

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Coronavirus: Muskoka, Ont., paramedic tests positive for COVID-19

coronavirus, district officials confirmed Wednesday.The district says the case is believed to be a result of close contact and not related to an interaction with a patient or a staff member. Simcoe Muskoka hits new weekly COVID-19 case record, 61 new infections reported Out of an abundance of caution, two other paramedics are self-isolating after a short period of close contact with the paramedic who tested positive, officials say.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The COVID-19-positive paramedic is also recovering at home with symptoms and is self-isolating for 14 days.The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is helping with contact-tracing.

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Alberta shoppers hit the malls to grab last-minute items before new COVID-19 restrictions kick in

COVID-19 measures go into effect Sunday in Alberta and shoppers appear to be taking advantage of the last days of looser retail rules by hitting up centres such as West Edmonton Mall.The retail behemoth, one of the biggest in the world, covers the equivalent of 48 city blocks. On Wednesday, it was quieter inside than what retail workers are used to this time of year, but still busy.A steady stream of people window-shopped and strolled along while keeping distance.

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‘Situation is worrying’: Lakeshore General Hospital grapples with multiple COVID-19 outbreaks

COVID-19 crisis and its impact on the Lakeshore General Hospital in Pointe-Claire continues to be cause for concern.Last Friday stretcher occupancy rates in the emergency department reached 132 per cent, resulting in health authorities asking the public to avoid the ER in a bid to ease pressure on both the ER and the hospital’s clinical teams.Almost one week later, occupancy rates have dropped slightly to 112 per cent, with 35 beds out of 31 occupied.Not only is the ER at full capacity, but the hospital, which is designated to treat COVID-19 patients, is dealing with confirmed outbreaks in four units, on top of dealing with staff shortages.

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B.C. health officials to provide live Thursday COVID-19 update

COVID-19 response at 3 p.m. PT, Thursday.Global News will carry the briefing live here, on our Facebook page and on BC1.It comes a day after the province announced its plans to roll out new COVID-19 vaccines, with the first shots being delivered as early as next week.

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Manitoba records 13 new COVID-19 deaths, 293 new cases

Province’s first COVID-19 doses will immunize 900 Manitobans: Premier On Wednesday Premier Brian Pallister announced 900 health-care workers will be the first in Manitoba to receive a COVID-19 vaccine after doses start to arrive in the province as early as next week.The workers in four critical care units will be followed by other health-care staff, seniors and Indigenous people as more batches of the vaccine arrive.Manitoba is still working out the logistics of how to distribute the vaccine, approved by Health Canada and developed by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German partner BioNTech.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The province hopes to vaccinate more than 100,000 people by March, which is

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COVID-19 means no walking, no food donation bins at Edmonton’s Candy Cane Lane

COVID-19 pandemic means one of Edmonton’s most popular winter attractions will look much different this year than in year’s past.YEG Candy Cane Lane officially opens on Friday. It runs from sunset to midnight every night until Jan.

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Quebec’s long-term care homes were ‘blind spot’ in preparing for COVID-19 crisis, ombudsman says

coronavirus pandemic and management of the first wave put pressure on ill-equipped CHSLDs to provide the same level of care as hospitals, the province’s ombudsman has found.Marie Rinfret issued a progress report Thursday into the handling of the first wave of the health crisis in the province’s CHSLDs, which largely bore the brunt of COVID-19 in the spring.She is calling for several changes in those facilities, including fixing staff shortages and changing how they are managed, in order to provide better care and services to residents and their families.Quebec’s public health director has estimated 70 per cent of those who have died in the province lived in long-term care homes and private seniors’ residences.In a statement, the ombudsman’s

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Toronto education workers call for expansion of asymptomatic COVID-19 testing pilot project

COVID-19 testing program that discovered the virus in local schools.The open letter signed by union representatives for Toronto teachers and education workers says the program should extend to all schools in the city.An outbreak of more than 20 people was discovered last month at Thorncliffe Park Public School, the first school where the program was deployed.

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Ontario to release new COVID-19 projections Thursday

COVID-19 projections today.The province’s chief medical officer of health said earlier this week that the data will indicate whether lockdowns in Toronto and Peel Region that started two weeks ago are working.The last round of projections showed case rates had plateaued, but hospitals faced increasing strain due to the pandemic.

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Married 68 years, B.C. couple dies of COVID-19 in separate hospitals hours apart

COVID-19 just hours apart on Sunday.Alkarim Remtulla’s father Hassanali, 90, and mother Shahsultan, 90, were in separate hospitals when they passed away.The couple, who had emigrated to Canada 20 years ago from Tanzania, had been married for 68 years. Hospitalized B.C.

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B.C. reports 619 new cases of COVID-19, another 16 deaths

COVID-19 and 16 new deaths on Wednesday.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported the numbers at a live briefing, in which the province unveiled its plans to roll out a vaccine for the coronavirus.The majority of the cases were in the Fraser Health region (384) and Vancouver Coastal Health region (121).Eighty-one were in the Interior Health region, 27 in the Northern Health region and five on Vancouver Island.Twelve of the fatalities were in the Fraser Health region and four in the Vancouver Coastal Health region.

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AHS projections show more than 1,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations by Dec. 24

COVID-19 by Christmastime.The Alberta Health Services projections, obtained by Global News Tuesday, show that on the high end of the predictions, 1,094 Albertans will be hospitalized with COVID-19 by Dec. 24.

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10 employees test COVID-positive at Canada Post distribution centre in Barrie, Ont.

coronavirus, a company spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.“In each case, we work with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, follow their direction and advice, support their contact-tracing efforts and ensure the appropriate sanitization work has been conducted in the facility,” Canada Post spokesperson Valérie Chartrand said in an email. 6 COVID-19 cases confirmed at Collingwood, Ont., Loblaws “Given our safety and sanitization protocols in place, they have deemed it to be low risk of transmission in the workplace.”[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Chartrand said Canada Post’s employees, including those at the company’s 73 Morrow Rd.

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Guelph adds 15 new COVID-19 cases, active cases fall to 111

COVID-19 on Tuesday, raising the city’s total case count to 764 during the pandemic.Active cases decreased by three from the previous day to 111. Canada approves Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, will start administering ‘within days’ There are seven people being treated in the hospital for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, which is one less than the previous day.Another 18 people have recovered in the last day, bringing the city’s total resolved case count to 641.Guelph had been weathering the second wave of the pandemic up until the start of December.Since Dec.

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Program to give residency to asylum seekers on COVID-19 front lines to open next week

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The government will now also count internship experience done through a post-secondary or vocational training program as part of the 120 hours of work needed to qualify for the program.Those hours had to have been worked between March 13 and August 14, but on top of that, those eligible have to also accrue a total of six months of working experience in the related jobs by Aug.

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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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