The latest numbers from across country showing where the virus is, how quickly it’s spreading and how fast we’re rolling out vaccines
NOTE TO READERS, July 16, 2021: With low variation in the country’s sharply reduced case counts, we have placed this post on hiatus. We continue post stories related to vaccinations and COVID-19 as they arise, and invite you to read them on Macleans.ca. Up-to-date case numbers continue to be available on COVID-19 Tracker Canada. Thanks to all those who followed my analysis on this post since the pandemic began. —PT
Note: Data in the charts last updated on July 15 at 7 a.m. EDT.
For the pandemic’s Week 70, which ended on July 10, Canada reported 77 deaths due to COVID-19. Not only was that a 40 per cent decline from the previous week, but it was also the first time the national weekly rate had dropped below the 100-death mark since Week 29 at the end of September. The biggest decline occurred in Ontario, which reported 37 deaths compared to 83 in the previous week.
July 12 note: As of July 11, 78.4 per cent of eligible Canadians 12 and older (and 78.9 per cent of adults) have received at least one dose of vaccine while 48.8 per cent have two doses; a seven-day average of 487,000 doses were administered across the country.