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Canada: Variant cases surge as overall Covid-19 numbers drop
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IANS | 25 Feb, 2021
Canada detected 868 Covid-19 variant cases as of Tuesday, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada on Wednesday.
Out
of the 868 cases, 827 were B.1.1.7 variants, 40 B.1.351 variants and
one P.1. All provinces in the country have detected cases of variants of
concern, the Xinhua news agency reported.
"Some variants are
considered 'variants of concern' because they spread more easily, some
may cause more severe illness, or current vaccines may be less effective
against them," Theresa Tam, chief public health officer of Canada, said
in a statement on Wednesday.
However, as variant cases increase, overall Covid-19 numbers have dropped steadily in Canada.
Tam
said Canada continues to see a decline in Covid-19 activity, overall.
"Currently, there are 30,677 active cases across the country. The latest
national-level data show a seven-day average of 2,956 new cases daily
(February 17-23)."
As of Wednesday afternoon, Canada reported a
cumulative total of 854,181 Covid-19 cases and 21,789 deaths, according
to media reports.
Some parts of the country that have seen
notable declines in cases have recently moved to reopen non-essential
businesses and lift lockdowns in the face of fast-spreading variants,
despite public health officials cautioning against doing so.
Much
like the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic in Canada, the
situation varies greatly across the country for a number of different
reasons ranging from geographic and demographic to political.
But
even provinces and territories in the country that have had fewer
Covid-19 cases are still at high risk of devastating outbreaks,
overwhelmed health-care systems and severe outcomes for vulnerable
populations if variants spread rapidly.
Tam said Newfoundland and
Labrador province is a cautionary tale for the rest of Canada, where an
outbreak of the B.1.1.7 variant led to a spike in new cases in the
community during a time when public health measures were less stringent.
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