Rate of COVID-19 variant spread very concerning as cases near 3,000 msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In a dataset released Thursday morning, Statistics Canada reported that 84 per cent of COVID-19 cases across the country are caused by community exposures.
The global decline in COVID-19 cases can likely be attributed to lockdowns, reduced travel and vaccines, experts say, but new variants may drive another surge.
The spread of more contagious variants, easing of restrictions and a delayed vaccine rollout could lead to another peak in coronavirus cases, experts warn.
Pfizer Delay Compounds Canada’s Problems in Vaccine Campaign Bloomberg 1/21/2021 Sandrine Rastello and Kait Bolongaro
(Bloomberg) Canada came out No. 1 in the global race to secure vaccines against Covid-19, pre-ordering enough shots to inoculate its 38 million people three times over. You wouldn’t know it, though, from the pace of vaccinations.
Canada has administered about 684,000 doses, enough to give first shots to about 1.8% of the population, according to the Bloomberg Vaccine Tracker, though some people have already received two. That compares with about 7.6% in the U.K. and 5.2% in the U.S. Israel, leading all nations, has administered enough vaccine to give first shots to nearly a third of its population.