Canada reports zero COVID-19 deaths for first time since March

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Source: Reuters

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada reported zero COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours for the first time since March 15, according to public health agency data released late on Friday.

Canada’s death toll from the pandemic stood at 9,163 as of Sept. 11, the same as the number of the deaths reported on Sept. 10, government data showed. The number of positive cases rose by 702 to 135,626 on Sept. 11 from the previous day, the data showed.

With most provinces easing lockdown restrictions and as schools reopen for in-person classes, Canada’s infections have seen a mild pick-up in recent days. Authorities have been on high alert to avoid fresh outbreaks, and provinces including British Columbia have imposed new curbs to tackle the spread of the virus.

Still, Canada’s situation looks relatively healthy compared to its southern neighbor. Across the border in the United States, more than 190,000 people have died from the pandemic and more than 6.38 million people have been infected.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canada-reports-zero-covid-19-deaths-for-first-time-since-march-idUSKBN26301J

[Midnight Writer]

1. Congratulations, Canada!

Guess that government run health care is not too bad.

[pazzyanne]

2. Wonderful news!

Keep up the good work! Wish we were in that ballpark, too.

[swag]

3. 1018 deaths in the US for the same period.

[flying_wahini]

4. So Covid didn't work, guess we will have to smoke em out.

(Family in British Columbia)

[Afromania]

5. Way to go Canada. I wonder if they need an old IT guy?

[yaesu]

6. Canada has real leadership, real safety net programs and real stimulus that kept people safe and

willing to do what it takes to control a pandemic. They didn't just throw everything into the stock market while telling everyone its just a hoax like fascist usa.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. +1. Canada is the real deal. . . . nt

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. My father's mother's mother's parents came from Quebec.

Ya think they'll take me back? I Montreal.

[No Vested Interest]

8. O Canada....

Tonight we envy you...

[EllieBC]

17. For what? Our record number of cases every day?

Our numbers aren’t going down. People are still having parties. Schools are open.

[OnlinePoker]

9. Unfortunately, here in BC, we are at record provincial numbers for new cases.

120-135 for the last few days. Not a lot, but after seeing it at under 10 for weeks in a row a month and a half ago, we thought we had dodged the bullet. Then summer hit and idiots (mostly teens and 20's) decided they could have mass parties and gatherings with no masks or social distancing. We also have a small anti-mask faction, but they're in the vast minority provincially. As for deaths and hospitalizations, we are at 213 for the first and around 50 for the second (with 10 of those in ICU). That's not bad in a province of 5.1 million.

[EllieBC]

18. For today no one cares about that.

On some days here everyone only cares about actual cases. Then you get a wild day where they only care about deaths.

[Maxheader]

11. I wanna be there ...

When a reporter asks stumpy why Canada is handling

corona better than America....

[70sEraVet]

12. So why can't WE get Covid under control like Canada?

Oh, because they have Justin, and we have JustLies!

[MissMillie]

13. Because Mr. Trump has higher priorities

like getting re-elected.

A smart leader would have some understanding that getting the virus under control (aka doing his job) would help him to get re-elected.

But hey, why work when you can just let Russia keep hacking into the democratic process?

[EllieBC]

16. What? Our cases are soaring.

Look, everyone needs to decide what they get more scared of. High hospitalization and death rate numbers or just high case numbers. Because depending on how somebody feels on a particular day that does seem to flip-flop quite a bit. We have soaring case numbers. But our hospitalization and death numbers are relatively low.

[Deuxcents]

14. Good news

They have leadership n heeded the science. Plus..they shut their borders to US. Smart move. Sorry to say..too many stupid and inconsiderate people here or we’d be having the same good news.

[EllieBC]

15. Our cases are soaring here though.

BC, ON, and QC have had some of their highest daily totals of positive cases since spring.