COVID-19 in Canada

Total COVID-19 cases in Canada: 62,046 diagnoses and 4,043 deaths (as of May 5, 7 p.m. ET)

Alberta - 5,893 cases, including 106 deaths (3,219 resolved)

British Columbia - 2,232 cases, 121 deaths (1,472 resolved)

Manitoba - 282 cases, 7 deaths (238 resolved)

New Brunswick - 119 cases (118 resolved)

Newfoundland and Labrador - 259 cases, 3 deaths (232 resolved)

Northwest Territories - 5 cases (5 resolved)

Nova Scotia - 991 cases, 41 deaths (652 resolved)

Ontario - 18,310 cases, 1,361 deaths (12,779 resolved)

Prince Edward Island - 27 cases (25 resolved)

Quebec - 33,417 cases, 2,398 deaths (7,578 resolved)

Saskatchewan - 487 cases, 6 deaths (310 resolved)

Yukon - 11 cases (8 resolved)

Nunavut - 0 cases (1 false positive case)

CFB Trenton - 13 cases

Authorities in Canada are working to contain the spread of COVID-19, which the World Health Organization deemed a pandemic in mid-March.

Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, says that even though we’re now seeing the growth of the virus slow down, there’s been a recent uptick in fatalities due to it spreading between long-term care homes, attacking the most vulnerable.

Canadians have contracted the disease while travelling in other countries from all over the world. Certain cases in Canada, which are linked to travel, have led to human-to-human transmission between close contacts. There have also been of signs of community spread in provinces such as Ontario, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Quebec.

In order to contain the spread, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has restricted Canada’s borders, provinces and territories have declared states of emergencies, while people returning back to Canada must self-isolate for 14 days upon return under the Quarantine Act.

Those who don’t need to necessarily isolate are still being asked to practice social distancing. It involves keeping at least two meters away from others in social settings and staying home when possible in order to limit the spread.

Ontario tops 18,000 cases. The province identified 387 new cases on Tuesday, a 2.2 per cent increase from the day before. It also reported 61 new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths in the province related to COVID-19 to 1,361. The majority of cases in the province have been women, with 57.5 per cent of diagnosed cases being in female patients. The virus has affected people of all ages in the province: 2.5 per cent are under the age of 20, 23.2 per cent of cases are between the ages of 20 and 39, 30.2 per cent of cases are between the ages of 40 and 59, 22.1 per cent of cases are between the ages of 60 and 79, and 22.2 per cent of cases are over the age of 80.

Quebec sees 118 more deaths as national total tops 4,000. A total of 2,398 people have died due to COVID-19 in the province, officials reported on Tuesday. An additional 794 cases were also reported, bringing Quebec’s total number of cases diagnosed to 32,623.

The majority of cases are in the Montreal region, with more than 16,000 people being diagnosed with COVID-19 there. Montreal announced on Monday that it would be delaying its re-opening of non-essential stores to May 18. Schools in the region are still anticipated to open May 19, while schools in the rest of the province are scheduled to re-open on May 11.

B.C. announces smallest daily increase since March, four new deaths. Dr. Bonnie Henry announced that only eight new infections were reported in the province today, the lowest daily increase since mid-March, but also said four more people died of COVID-19. B.C.’s total cases sits at 2,232 with 121 deaths.

Alberta announces fourth day in a row of decreasing new diagnoses, two new deaths. Dr. Deena Hinshaw’s latest update had some good news in it: Alberta had 57 new cases Tuesday, the fourth day in a row with steadily declining numbers in the province. Two more patients died of COVID-19 in the province, increasing the death toll to 106. Alberta has diagnosed 5,893 patients since the start of the pandemic.

Saskatchewan identifies 20 new cases. The province now has a total of 487 cases after 18 were identified in the Far North region, and two in the North region on Tuesday. There are currently 171 active cases in the province; 13 individuals are hospitalized, and four of them are in ICU. The majority of active cases (114) are in the Far North region.

Seventh death reported in Manitoba. A man in his 70s is the latest fatality related to COVID-19 in Manitoba, the province announced on Tuesday. Manitoba also reported one additional case, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 282. There remain 37 active cases, and 238 people who have recovered from COVID-19 in Manitoba.

New Brunswick reports first new COVID-19 case in 17 days. After a streak without any reports of new cases, the province announced on Tuesday. This brings the total number of cases identified in the province to 119. The latest person to be diagnosed is between the ages of 30 and 39 and is in the Fredericton region.

Nova Scotia reports three new deaths. Three additional deaths in the province were reported today, bringing the provincial death toll to 41. Six new cases were also identified on Tuesday, bringing the provincial caseload to 991. There have been 30,984 negative tests in the province to date. There are 652 people who are reported as recovered from the virus.