coronavirus cases, followed by a number of smaller waves, in a possible worst-case scenario for the COVID-19 pandemic this fall, officials said at a briefing Friday.This initial peak could exceed the health-care system’s capacity to handle patients, warned Dr.
Theresa Tam, chief public health officer of Canada, and smaller ones might as well. Exceeding the health care system’s capacity means high mortality, she said.
How many Canadians have the new coronavirus? Total number of confirmed cases by region This was one of several scenarios that the Public Health Agency of Canada released as part of a modelling exercise Friday.