The latest:A number of countries in Asia are poised to tighten COVID-19 restrictions amid a surge in coronavirus cases. ET on Saturday, Canada had 127,669 confirmed and presumptive coronavirus cases. The update brings the province's total number of cases to 42,083 since the outbreak began in January. WATCH | One third of Manitoba COVID-19 cases are in Hutterite communities:Manitoba continues to experience an uptick in COVID-19 with one third of its active cases in Hutterite colonies. 2:01Here's what's happening around the worldAccording to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University, the global total of confirmed coronavirus cases is now more than 24.7 million.

Source: CBC News August 29, 2020 11:37 UTC