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Canada's COVID-19 caseload surpasses 100,000
BY , Jun 18, 2020 3:41 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
People wear face masks as they walk in Place Jacques Cartier Tuesday June 16, 2020 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Canada has officially recorded more than 100,000 cases of COVID-19 across the country.
The 173 new cases of COVID-19 reported today in Ontario, one of two provinces at the epicentre of the outbreak, pushed the overall tally past the grim milestone.
Such a figure seemed incomprehensible six months ago when public health officials greeted word of the country's first COVID-19 case with repeated assurances that the risk of contracting the virus was low.
That message shifted dramatically in mid-March as cases were reported across the country, prompting widespread shutdowns meant to help flatten the curve of the pandemic.
Public health experts say those measures were largely successful, citing the fact that the country's various health-care systems were able to handle the influx of cases without becoming overwhelmed.
But they say the 100,000 cases and more than 8,300 deaths, largely concentrated in the country's long-term care facilities, also suggest Canada missed out on some crucial opportunities to limit the virus' impact early on.
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