February 20, 2021 | Ottawa, ON | Public Health Agency of Canada
As COVID-19 activity continues in Canada, we are tracking a range of epidemiological indicators to monitor where the disease is most active, where it is spreading and how it is impacting the health of Canadians and public health, laboratory and healthcare capacity. The following is the latest summary on national numbers and trends, and the actions we all need to be taking to maintain COVID-19 at manageable levels across the country.
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 840,586 cases of COVID-19, including 21,576 deaths reported in Canada; these cumulative numbers tell us about the overall burden of COVID-19 illness to date. Though a number of health regions continue to experience high infection rates, it is important to remember that the vast majority of Canadians remain susceptible to COVID-19. As well, the emergence and spread of certain SARS-CoV-2 virus variants
