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Coronavirus: What you need to know today
by News Staff and The Canadian Press
Posted Apr 29, 2020 5:32 pm EST
Last Updated Jan 27, 2021 at 11:25 am EST
In this illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). THE CANADIAN PRESS/CDC via AP, File
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Jan. 27 updates:
COVID-19 IN CANADA
COVID-19 IN ONTARIO
Total Cases: 758,692
Total Resolved: 680,793
Total Deaths: 19,452
Vaccine doses administered: 877,967
The number of global cases and cases in Canada, by province or territory, are listed on Canada’s public health page (the page is updated late in the day) .
The number of vaccinations administered in Canada are listed on the COVID-19 Tracker Canada project , an initiative founded by a University of Saskatchewan student.
Total Cases: 260,370
Total Resolved: 232,480
Total Deaths: 5,958
Vaccine doses administered: 305,330
The number of cases in Ontario is listed on the Ontario government’s health page (the page is updated once in the morning).
Ontario lists the daily vaccine doses, total doses administered, and total vaccinations completed here (the page is updated once in the morning).
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CityNews and 680 NEWS bring you Q&A sessions with leading health experts and officials to answer your COVID-19 related questions.
A quick look at the basics of what you should know about the virus, what to do in case of suspected infection, and how to protect yourself.
TRAVEL RULES HEALTH FINANCES ESSENTIAL LISTS HOW TO HELP LIFE IN TORONTO DURING SELF-ISOLATION IN MARCH/APRIL 2020 World statistics: The World Health Organization (WHO) has an interactive dashboard here with the latest statistics from around the planet. They also have an interactive timeline on the history of the pandemic.
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