Toronto 
Canada has officially recorded more than 100,000 cases of COVID-19 across the country.
The 173 new cases of COVID-19 reported today in Ontario, one of two provinces at the epicentre of the outbreak, pushed the overall tally past the grim milestone.
Such a figure seemed incomprehensible six months ago when public health officials greeted word of the country’s first COVID-19 case with repeated assurances that the risk of contracting the virus was low.
That message shifted dramatically in mid-March as cases were reported across the country, prompting widespread shutdowns meant to help flatten the curb of the pandemic.
Public health experts say those measures were largely successful, citing the fact that the country’s various health-care systems were able to handle the influx of cases without becoming overwhelmed.
But they say the 100,000 cases and more than 8,300 deaths, largely concentrated in the country’s long-term care facilities, also suggest Canada missed out on some crucial opportunities to limit the virus’ impact early on.
Number of COVID-19 Cases Across Canada As of June 18th
— Quebec: 54,263 confirmed (including 5,298 deaths, 22,549 resolved)
— Ontario: 32,917 confirmed (including 2,553 deaths, 28,004 resolved)
— Alberta: 7,530 confirmed (including 151 deaths, 6,893 resolved)
— British Columbia: 2,775 confirmed (including 168 deaths, 2,422 resolved)
— Nova Scotia: 1,061 confirmed (including 62 deaths, 997 resolved)
— Saskatchewan: 693 confirmed (including 13 deaths, 633 resolved)
— Manitoba: 295 confirmed (including 7 deaths, 293 resolved), 11 presumptive
— Newfoundland and Labrador: 261 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 257 resolved)
— New Brunswick: 164 confirmed (including 2 deaths, 133 resolved)
— Prince Edward Island: 27 confirmed (including 27 resolved)
— Repatriated Canadians: 13 confirmed (including 13 resolved)
— Yukon: 11 confirmed (including 11 resolved)
— Northwest Territories: 5 confirmed (including 5 resolved)
— Nunavut: No confirmed cases
Number of Cases Recovered
Credit: Canada.ca
The Canadian Press
