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Ontario, Alberta report record-high spikes; Quebec sees 202 new school cases

October 10, 2020

On Thursday, Oct. 8, jurisdictions around Canada reported 2,437 new cases of COVID-19, 17 fatalities and 1,842 recently recovered patients.

Following investigations in Quebec and Manitoba, one death and one case were removed from their totals. However, Canada’s active case count still went up by 578 on Thursday, for a total of 18,494 currently infected patients nationwide.

Ontario started the day by reporting a record-high spike of 797 new cases of COVID-19. In addition, 100 new cases were identified in the K-12 school setting, in a 24-hour stretch in which 36 learning institutions reported their first infections.

In Quebec, more than 1,000 new patients were identified for the sixth time over a seven-day stretch, as worrisome trends continue to develop in multiple regions of the province. In addition, 202 new cases were identified among students and staff.

Sixty-seven new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Manitoba, which marks the second-largest

Hospitals feel squeeze as coronavirus spikes in Midwest

October 1, 2020

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The coronavirus tightened its grip on the American heartland, with infections surging in the Midwest, some hospitals in Wisconsin and North Dakota running low on space and the NFL postponing a game over an outbreak that’s hit the Tennessee Titans football team.

Midwestern states are seeing some of the nation’s highest per capita rates of infection, and while federal health officials again urged some governors in the region to require masks statewide, many Republicans have resisted.

Like other states, health officials in Wisconsin had warned since the pandemic began that COVID-19 patients could overwhelm hospitals. That’s now happening for some facilities as experts fear a second wave of infections in the U.S.

A record number of people with COVID-19 were hospitalized in Wisconsin. Of those 737 patients Wednesday, 205 were in intensive care, with spikes in cases in northern parts of the state driving up the numbers.

Kansas health chief predicts bigger COVID-19 spikes to come

September 30, 2020

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John Hanna, Associated Press

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6:44 pm EDT, Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Lee Norman, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, answers questions from the press Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 during a briefing over COVID-19 at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. (Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal via AP) less

Lee Norman, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, answers questions from the press Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 during a briefing over COVID-19 at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. (Evert … more

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Lee Norman, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, answers questions from the press Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 during a briefing over COVID-19 at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. (Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal via AP) less

Lee Norman, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, answers questions from the press Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 during a briefing over COVID-19 at

New York Probing Coronavirus Spikes in Orange, Rockland Counties

September 28, 2020

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HUDSON VALLEY, NY — New York state health officials are investigating the recent rise in people testing positive for the coronavirus in Orange and Rockland counties, as well as in Brooklyn, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a Monday morning news conference.

On Thursday, the two Hudson Valley counties accounted for 12 percent of New York’s new positive test results. (SEE: Coronavirus Cases In Orange, Rockland Outpace Region)

In New York City, health officials also sounded an alarm on growing cases last week and warned that a new round of coronavirus lockdowns could be coming to neighborhoods should the upticks not improve. (SEE: ‘Alarming’ Coronavirus Growth Tracked In 8 NYC Neighborhoods)

State officials are beginning targeted probes into the spikes in Orange and Rockland counties. “Like this Brooklyn cluster — we have to get to the bottom of that,” Cuomo said.

For example, in Rockland County the positivity rate reached 6.7

More than 20 states report coronavirus spikes as experts warn of fall, winter surge

September 28, 2020

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New coronavirus cases increased over the past week by at least 10 percent, predominantly in 21 Western states, according to a CNN analysis.

Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington state, Wisconsin and Wyoming have all seen increases in the virus, the analysis found, based on data from Johns Hopkins University.

In the meantime, only 11 states saw new cases fall more than 10 percent compared to the week before: Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. The remaining 18 states saw level infection rates.

The news comes as public health experts have expressed concerns over a new fall and winter wave of the virus as colder temperatures cause Americans to spend more time indoors. A “huge surge” is likely as the end of the

2,300 people potentially exposed at two Toronto bars; Quebec, Ontario record largest spikes since May

September 27, 2020

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On Sunday, Sept. 27, Ontario and Quebec both reported their largest single-day COVID-19 case spikes since early May.

The two provinces are seeing concerning trends as they lead the way for active cases among Canadian jurisdictions.

In Toronto, public health officials are warning the public of potential exposures to COVID-19 at two popular downtown bars, which have a combined 10 linked cases. About 2,300 people may have been exposed to the virus since there were at the venues at the same time as a patient.

For more on Sunday’s top stories, and on how the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the country, please refer to our live updates below on Yahoo News Canada.

12,992 active COVID-19 cases in Canada: 153,059 diagnoses, 9,268 deaths and 131,086 recoveries (as of Sept. 27, 1:30 p.m. ET)

Alberta – 1,497 active cases (17,343 total cases, including 261 deaths, 15,585 resolved)
British Columbia –