Recently released data on COVID-19 cases in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec indicate that the total number of infections in the country has exceeded 114,000 cases.
On Monday, 119 new cases were reported in Ontario and 145 in Quebec, bringing Canada's count to 114,175.
A new virus-related fatality in Ontario increased the number of victims by 8,891.
Labs across Canada have tested more than 3.8 million people as of July 26, and 99,355, or 87 percent, of infected people have recovered.
Despite a significant decrease in cases since the peak of the pandemic in May, Canadian public health officials have expressed concern about the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases across the country.
The weekly rate of COVID-19 infection in Canada has increased by more than 78 percent since early July, according to data provided by public health officials last week.
The country's director of public health, Dr. Theresa Tam, highlighted the growing number of cases among young Canadian adults under the age of 40, attributing to increased attendance at social gatherings such as parties, nightclubs and bars.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic on March 11. As of Monday, more than 16.3 million people have been infected with the virus worldwide and more than 650,000 have died, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University coronavirus. Resource Center.
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