Canada is on track to record 20,000 new coronavirus infections per day by the end of December, several media outlets reported late on Thursday, citing new modelling data which is set to be released on Friday, Reuters reports. The modelling, set to be released by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), shows a worst-case scenario of 60,000 new cases per day if social contacts rise, the Globe and Mail newspaper and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported. The projections point to a sharp increase in daily cases from the current level. Canada’s national average stood at 4,788 new cases between Nov. 12 and November 18, according to government data released on Thursday. PHAC declined to comment on the reports and referred to an earlier statement from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on presenting the upcoming modelling to opposition parties earlier on Thursday.

Source: The Standard November 20, 2020 03:11 UTC