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286 new COVID-19 cases reported in Canada

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A man wears a face mask as he sits on a bench in Montreal, Saturday, June 27, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

There are 104,204 confirmed cases in Canada.

Quebec: 55,458 confirmed (including 5,503 deaths, 24,798 resolved)

Ontario: 35,068 confirmed (including 2,672 deaths, 30,344 resolved)

Alberta: 8,108 confirmed (including 154 deaths, 7,405 resolved)

British Columbia: 2,916 confirmed (including 174 deaths, 2,590 resolved)

Nova Scotia: 1,062 confirmed (including 63 deaths, 998 resolved)

Saskatchewan: 785 confirmed (including 13 deaths, 684 resolved)

Manitoba: 314 confirmed (including 7 deaths, 300 resolved), 11 presumptive

Newfoundland and Labrador: 261 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 258 resolved)

New Brunswick: 165 confirmed (including 2 deaths, 158 resolved)

Prince Edward Island: 27 confirmed (including 27 resolved)

Repatriated Canadians: 13 confirmed (including 13 resolved)

Yukon: 11 confirmed (including 11 resolved)

Northwest Territories: 5 confirmed (including 5 resolved)

Nunavut: No confirmed cases

Total: 104,204 (11 presumptive, 104,193 confirmed including 8,591 deaths, 67,591 resolved)

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