In Canada, the number of people infected with coronavirus has exceeded 25 thousand
KIEV. April 14. UNN. The number of people infected with coronavirus in Canada for the last day increased by 1315, up to 25 680. This was announced on Monday by the Ministry of health of the country, reports UNN.
The rate of new infections rose after a three-day decline. In particular, on Sunday the country was just over 1 thousand new cases. Now screening for the presence of infection were 437,4 thousand. Most infected persons identified in Quebec (13557), Ontario (7470) and British (1732).
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The first case of infection with coronavirus in Canada was recorded in mid-January, to date, 780 patients died, more than 7.7 thousand people have recovered. The infections observed in 12 of the 13 canadian regions.
On April 9, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that, according to government forecasts, the peak of the pandemic will come to the end of may, and the first wave of mass infection will be completed in late summer.
We will remind, as of the morning of 13 April in Ukraine 3102 recorded cases of coronavirus disease COVID-19, 93 — lethal.
Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19 was first detected in China’s Hubei province, at the end of 2019. From the moment of infection with this virus have been recorded in more than 170 countries, including Ukraine. Since March 11, the world health organization recognized the spread of the disease — a pandemic.
The head of the who Tedros Aden Gebreyesus stated that a pandemic of the novel coronavirus is accelerating at an exponential rate.