coronavirus-related deaths in Canada have now surpassed 19,000.The grim milestone was reached after provincial health authorities reported an increase of 120 COVID-19 fatalities Sunday.
Another 4,852 cases of COVID-19 were reported as well, bringing Canada’s total caseload to 747,383.Over 663,700 patients have since recovered from the disease, however, while at least 21,279,000 tests and 816,500 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered.Canada’s chief public health officer said Sunday that it was still too soon to know whether the recent downward trend in new COVID-19 cases will continue, as several provinces grappled with outbreaks that threatened to derail their fragile progress.