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374 COVID-19 cases reported in Canada, drop in cases in Alberta and Ontario

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A man wears a face mask as he walks along a pedestrianised zone of Crescent Street in Montreal, Saturday, July 25, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

There are 118,561 confirmed cases in Canada.

Quebec: 60,133 confirmed (including 5,687 deaths, 50,886 resolved)

Ontario: 39,809 confirmed (including 2,783 deaths, 35,906 resolved)

Alberta: 11,296 confirmed (including 205 deaths, 9,984 resolved)

British Columbia: 3,881 confirmed (including 195 deaths, 3,315 resolved)

Saskatchewan: 1,387 confirmed (including 19 deaths, 1,164 resolved)

Nova Scotia: 1,071 confirmed (including 64 deaths, 1,005 resolved)

Manitoba: 459 confirmed (including 8 deaths, 348 resolved), 15 presumptive

Newfoundland and Labrador: 266 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 263 resolved)

New Brunswick: 176 confirmed (including 2 deaths, 168 resolved)

Prince Edward Island: 36 confirmed (including 36 resolved)

Yukon: 14 confirmed (including 11 resolved)

Repatriated Canadians: 13 confirmed (including 13 resolved)

Northwest Territories: 5 confirmed (including 5 resolved)

Nunavut: No confirmed cases

Total: 118,561 (8,966 deaths, 103,104 resolved)

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