Wrestling COVID-19 back under control depends heavily on individual Canadians restricting their activities: Dr. Theresa Tam

Dr. Theresa Tam says wrestling COVID-19 back under control depends heavily on individual Canadians restricting their activities.

Canada's chief public health officer says the country is facing outbreaks in places that didn't have them during the first wave of the pandemic in the spring.

And after the current second wave hit younger adults first, more and more cases are being reported in older, more vulnerable people.

The Public Health Agency of Canada says on an average day in the past week, more than 2,000 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 and 70 people died.

Dr. Tam says we know more now about the virus that causes the illness, and especially how it spreads, but Canadians have to put that knowledge to use by running only essential errands and restricting their social interactions to their own households.

Close to 57,000 active cases of COVID-19 across the country

Canada's chief public health officer says nationally, there are close to 57,000 active cases of COVID-19 across the country.

Dr. Theresa Tam says the average daily case count stands at 5,050 cases for the past week.