Canada's daily coronavirus death toll rises by less than 5%: official data

News / Canada's daily coronavirus death toll rises by less than 5%: official data

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Canada's daily coronavirus death toll rises by less than 5%: official data

Published May 3, 2020, 11:55 PM

By Reuters

OTTAWA – The total number of people killed by the coronavirus in Canada rose by 4.6% to 3,606 on Sunday, official data posted by the public health agency showed.

FILE PHOTO - A N95 face mask attached to a first aid kit is seen near the House of Commons, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 29, 2020. (REUTERS/Blair Gable/MANILA BULLETIN) — FILE PHOTO – A N95 face mask attached to a first aid kit is seen near the House of Commons, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 29, 2020. (REUTERS/Blair Gable/MANILA BULLETIN)

The figure for those diagnosed with the coronavirus rose to 57,148, according to a statement posted on the agency’s website. On Saturday there were 3,446 deaths and 55,572 positive diagnoses.

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