novel coronavirus, as well as five more deaths.The new numbers bring the country’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 121,605 and deaths to 9,020.
As of Aug. 14, at least 107,785 people or 88.6 per cent of Canada’s cases have recovered from the virus, while more than 5.47 million tests have been administered.During a press conference Friday, Canada’s chief public health officer Dr.
Theresa Tam warned of a potential “fall peak” should restrictive measures like school and business closures be lifted without strengthening other controls against the spread of the virus.“Nevertheless, it is prudent to plan and to be prepared for a reasonable worst-case scenario,” said Tam.“This type of scenario could include a large fall peak followed by ongoing.