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Big increase of COVID-19 cases in Ontario and Alberta, 448 cases reported in Canada

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People wear face masks as they wait to enter a store in Montreal, Sunday, August 9, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

There are 126,417 confirmed cases in Canada.

Quebec: 61,945 confirmed (including 5,747 deaths, 54,922 resolved)

Ontario: 41,695 confirmed (including 2,802 deaths, 37,863 resolved)

Alberta: 13,210 confirmed (including 235 deaths, 11,799 resolved)

British Columbia: 5,304 confirmed (including 203 deaths, 4,199 resolved)

Saskatchewan: 1,604 confirmed (including 24 deaths, 1,520 resolved)

Nova Scotia: 1,081 confirmed (including 65 deaths, 1,011 resolved)

Manitoba: 1,043 confirmed (including 13 deaths, 622 resolved)

Newfoundland and Labrador: 268 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 265 resolved)

New Brunswick: 190 confirmed (including 2 deaths, 178 resolved)

Prince Edward Island: 44 confirmed (including 41 resolved)

Yukon: 15 confirmed (including 15 resolved)

Repatriated Canadians: 13 confirmed (including 13 resolved)

Northwest Territories: 5 confirmed (including 5 resolved)

Nunavut: No confirmed cases

Total: 126,417 (9,094 deaths, 112,453 resolved)

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