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Apr 30, 2020 1:51 AM -

COVID-19: 51,596 positive cases in Canada, 2,996 deaths reported so far

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FILE - In this illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. A woman in the San Francisco Bay Area who became ill after returning from a trip to China has become the ninth person in the U.S. to test positive for a new virus, health authorities said Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. (CDC via AP, File)

There are 51,596 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

Quebec: 26,594 confirmed (including 1,761 deaths, 6,048 resolved)

Ontario: 15,728 confirmed (including 996 deaths, 9,612 resolved)

Alberta: 5,165 confirmed (including 87 deaths, 1,953 resolved)

British Columbia: 2,087 confirmed (including 109 deaths, 1,305 resolved)

Nova Scotia: 935 confirmed (including 28 deaths, 529 resolved)

Saskatchewan: 383 confirmed (including 6 deaths, 291 resolved)

Manitoba: 262 confirmed (including 6 deaths, 209 resolved), 10 presumptive

Newfoundland and Labrador: 258 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 225 resolved)

New Brunswick: 118 confirmed (including 114 resolved)

Prince Edward Island: 27 confirmed (including 24 resolved)

Repatriated Canadians: 13 confirmed (including 13 resolved)

Yukon: 11 confirmed (including 8 resolved)

Northwest Territories: 5 confirmed (including 5 resolved)

Nunavut: No confirmed cases

Total: 51,596 (10 presumptive, 51,586 confirmed including 2,996 deaths, 20,336 resolved)

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