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499 COVID-19 cases reported in Canada

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A woman walks her daughter to school in Gatineau, Que., Monday May 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

There are 129,923 confirmed cases in Canada.

Quebec: 62,746 confirmed (including 5,764 deaths, 55,515 resolved)

Ontario: 42,554 confirmed (including 2,812 deaths, 38,506 resolved)

Alberta: 14,180 confirmed (including 242 deaths, 12,535 resolved)

British Columbia: 5,952 confirmed (including 209 deaths, 4,605 resolved)

Saskatchewan: 1,624 confirmed (including 24 deaths, 1,571 resolved)

Manitoba: 1,244 confirmed (including 14 deaths, 776 resolved)

Nova Scotia: 1,085 confirmed (including 65 deaths, 1,014 resolved)

Newfoundland and Labrador: 269 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 265 resolved)

New Brunswick: 192 confirmed (including 2 deaths, 186 resolved)

Prince Edward Island: 44 confirmed (including 44 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: 129,923 (9,135 deaths, 115,050 resolved)

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