Statement from the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada on August 29, 2020
OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 29, 2020 /CNW/ - In lieu of an in-person update to the media, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement today:
- OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 29, 2020 /CNW/ - In lieu of an in-person update to the media, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement today:
"There have been 127,358cases of COVID-19 in Canada, including 9,108deaths. - Labs across Canada tested an average of almost 48,000 people daily over the past week with 0.7% testing positive.
- Local public health authorities across Canada are continuing to work hard to investigate cases and clusters of COVID-19.
- For public health professionals, budding epidemiologists and ever-curious life long learners, you can find detailed information on the latest epidemiology of COVID-19 in Canada in the Public Health Agency of Canada's Weekly Epidemiology Report for August 16-22, 2020, here .