Government of Canada – Status of COVID-19

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Current situation

Areas in Canada with cases of COVID-19 as of March 17, 2020, 10:30 am EST
Province, territory or other Number of confirmed cases Number of probable cases
British Columbia 103 0
Alberta 74 0
Saskatchewan 2 5
Manitoba 7 0
Ontario 177 0
Quebec 50 0
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 1
New Brunswick 2 5
Nova Scotia 0 5
Prince Edward Island 1 0
Repatriated travellers 8 0
Total cases 424 16

Information on demographics, symptoms and outcomes is available for 158 cases.

Of these cases:

  • onset of illness occurred between January 15 and March 15, 2020
  • 51% of cases are female
  • 31% of cases are 60 years old and over
  • 13% of cases have been hospitalized
  • 4 people have died of COVID-19
  • 74% of cases are travellers and 6% are close contacts of travellers
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