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Rise of COVID-19 cases in Ontario and Alberta, number of deaths rise to 8,566 in Canada

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There are 103,918 confirmed cases in Canada.

Quebec: 55,390 confirmed (including 5,485 deaths, 24,602 resolved)

Ontario: 34,911 confirmed (including 2,665 deaths, 30,196 resolved)

Alberta: 8,067 confirmed (including 154 deaths, 7,354 resolved)

British Columbia: 2,904 confirmed (including 174 deaths, 2,577 resolved)

Nova Scotia: 1,061 confirmed (including 63 deaths, 998 resolved)

Saskatchewan: 779 confirmed (including 13 deaths, 679 resolved)

Manitoba: 313 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: 103,918 (11 presumptive, 103,907 confirmed including 8,566 deaths, 67,178 resolved)

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