Labs across the country have now tested over one million people for COVID-19.
That’s the latest update from Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Doctor Theresa Tam.
“There are now 63,895 confirmed cases, including 4,280 deaths,” says Doctor Tam, “Over 28-thousand, or 44 per-cent, have now recovered.”
She explains that the total confirmed cases work out to around six per-cent of all tests.
Doctor Tam adds that over the past week, there have been an average of over 25-thousand people tested every day.
Today’s #COVID19 in
info and updates:
#GOC website on #coronavirus disease: https://t.co/PwqoGtOkNL
COVID-19 Situational Awareness Dashboard: https://t.co/BhX8xDNLMM
PHAC Detailed Epidemiological Summary of COVID-19 in Canada report: https://t.co/ShnSU1JLpA pic.twitter.com/WPCmECAksK— Dr. Theresa Tam (@CPHO_Canada) May 7, 2020
