Statement from the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada on August 15, 2020
OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 15, 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. 15, 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 121,652 cases of COVID-19 in Canada, including 9,020 deaths. - Labs across Canada have tested 4,685,663 people for COVID-19 to date.
- Over the past week, an average of 43,000 people were tested daily, with 0.9% testing positive.
- We know what public health actions and everyday individual level precautions we need to take.