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Today’s coronavirus news: First cases of Brazil, South Africa variants confirmed in Toronto; Ontario reports 1,489 new COVID-19 cases, 22 deaths; Quebec surpasses 10,000 deaths
It was the first case of the so-called Brazilian variant reported in Ontario. The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada:There are 804,260 confirmed cases in Canada (44,727 active, 738,766 resolved, 20,767 deaths). Over the past seven days there have been a total of 735 new reported deaths. El-Sissi said in televised comments late Saturday that the first stage of the country’s vaccination campaign targets health care workers, elderly people and those suffering from chronic diseases. The Egyptian leader, however, said the response among health care workers has been between 45% and 50%.
Source: thestar February 07, 2021 12:06 UTC
