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513 COVID-19 cases reported in Canada, rise of cases in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and B.C.

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People attend a COVID testing centre at a Hospital in Ajax, Ont., on Tuesday July 28, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

There are 116,312 confirmed cases in Canada.

Quebec: 59,312 confirmed (including 5,674 deaths, 50,886 resolved)

Ontario: 39,209 confirmed (including 2,775 deaths, 35,074 resolved)

Alberta: 10,843 confirmed (including 196 deaths, 9,261 resolved)

British Columbia: 3,641 confirmed (including 195 deaths, 3,168 resolved)

Saskatchewan: 1,319 confirmed (including 18 deaths, 1,008 resolved)

Nova Scotia: 1,069 confirmed (including 64 deaths, 1,003 resolved)

Manitoba: 401 confirmed (including 8 deaths, 337 resolved), 14 presumptive

Newfoundland and Labrador: 266 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 259 resolved)

New Brunswick: 170 confirmed (including 2 deaths, 165 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: 116,312 (8,935 deaths, 101,226 resolved)

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