COVID-19 on Wednesday as provinces struggled to slow the spread of the virus ahead of the long weekend. Johnson & Johnson says batch of COVID-19 vaccines failed quality check Provincial health officials also confirmed 33 more people have died after testing positive for the respiratory illness.In a series of tweets Wednesday, Canada’s top doctor Theresa Tam said national case counts are now 66 per cent higher than just three weeks ago, “which is now showing in increasing numbers of people with severe illness in our hospitals each day.”1/3 #COVID19 key concerns in Canada: at an average 4,857 cases daily, national case counts are 66% higher than just 3 weeks ago, which is now showing in increasing numbers of people with severe illness in our.