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COVID stats Sept 2: Canada & Global

Over 25 million cases worldwide | Almost 130,000 across Canada

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The SARS-CoV2 coronavirus (aka COVID-19) can cause infection from a range of asymptomatic to serious illness, to death. People of all ages can become infected; impacts vary based on the person's general state of health (with older age considered to be a factor).
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Wednesday September 2, 2020 | VICTORIA, BC

by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc., Editor | Island Social Trends

Around the globe today, there are 25,602,665 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 852,758 deaths, as reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). Countries with the highest number of cases are

Total cases of COVID-19 across Canada as of September 2, 2020 (from the beginning of the pandemic). [Public Health Agency of Canada]

Across Canada today, there are 129,923 COVID-19 cases of which 5,738 are active. There have been 9,135 deaths due to COVID-19 across Canada this year (7% of cases).

In BC the total of COVID-19 cases today is tallied at 5,952 (5,872 test-positive and 80 epi-linked), with 2,786 people in self-isotion due to known exposure to the virus.

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BC Centre for Disease Control: COVID-19 dashboard (updated Monday to Friday)

If you are sick with COVID-19 (BC Centre for Disease Control)

How to self-isolate (BC Centre for Disease Control) – PDF