Canadian COVID-19 cases, deaths, and tests as of April 11, 2021

As of April 11, 2021, there had been 1,060,157 confirmed coronavirus cases and 23,315 deaths from the disease in Canada. Around 29 million people had been tested for COVID-19 infection.

The coronavirus in Canada

The first coronavirus cases in Canada were reported in late January 2020. The number of new cases initially surged in March, but the country has been gripped by a second wave in the fall and winter of 2020. Older adults are at greater risk of getting severely ill from the disease, but the distribution of cases in Canada shows that people in their 20s accounted for approximately 20 percent of cases as of March 26, 2021.

Isolate to help prevent the spread

Ontario and Quebec – the country’s most populous provinces – have been severely impacted and account for the majority of COVID-19 deaths in Canada. Isolation and surveillance are important measures in containing the disease’s spread because an infected patient can transmit the illness to others. If an individual is showing symptoms of the disease, they are asked to isolate and should continue to monitor their health.