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Six COVID-19 related deaths reported in Canada

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People wear face masks as they walk in Place Jacques Cartier Tuesday June 16, 2020 in Montreal. Restaurants will be allowed to re-open in the Greater Montreal area June 22, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

There are 101,637 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

Quebec: 54,835 confirmed (including 5,417 deaths, 23,506 resolved)

Ontario: 33,637 confirmed (including 2,609 deaths, 28,933 resolved)

Alberta: 7,736 confirmed (including 153 deaths, 7,041 resolved)

British Columbia: 2,822 confirmed (including 169 deaths, 2,471 resolved)

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

Saskatchewan: 751 confirmed (including 13 deaths, 643 resolved)

Manitoba: 303 confirmed (including 7 deaths, 293 resolved), 11 presumptive

Newfoundland and Labrador: 261 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 258 resolved)

New Brunswick: 164 confirmed (including 2 deaths, 135 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: 101,637 (8,436 deaths, 64,334 resolved)

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