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The latest COVID-19 numbers in Canada for Thursday, January 21, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada starting at 7:30 pm Eastern Time, on Thursday, January 21, 2021. There are 731,450 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 731,450 confirmed cases (67,099 active, 645,729 resolved, 18,622 deaths). * The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among returnee travelers. There were 5,955 new cases Thursday of 102,162 tests completed, for a positivity rate of 5.8 percent. The rate of active cases is 178.51 per 100,000 people. In the last seven days, there were a total of 42,555 new cases. The seven-day continuous average of new cases is 6,079. There were 160 new deaths reported Thursday. In the past seven days, there have been a total of 1,040 new deaths reported. The seven-day moving average of new reported deaths is 149. The seven-day moving average of the death rate is 0.4 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 49.54 per 100,000 people. 16,895,320 tests were completed. _ Terra Nova and Labrador: 397 confirmed cases (nine active, 384 resolved, four deaths). There was a new case on Thursday of 284 tests completed, for a positivity rate of 0.35 percent. The rate of active cases is 1.73 per 100,000 people. In the past seven days, there have been three new cases. The seven-day continuous average of new cases is zero. There were no deaths reported in the past week. The overall death rate is 0.77 per 100,000 people. 77,326 tests were completed. _ Prince Edward Island: 110 confirmed cases (seven active, 103 resolved, zero deaths). There were no new cases on Thursday of 419 tests completed, for a positivity rate of 0.0 percent. The rate of active cases is 4.46 per 100,000 people. In the past seven days, there have been a total of six new cases. The seven-day continuous average of new cases is one. There were no deaths reported in the past week. The overall death rate is zero per 100,000 people. There were 87,989 tests completed. _ Nova Scotia: 1,565 confirmed cases (21 active, 1,479 resolved, 65 deaths). There was a new case on Thursday of 939 tests completed, for a positivity rate of 0.11 percent. The rate of active cases is 2.16 per 100,000 people. In the past seven days, there have been 17 new cases. The seven-day continuous average of new cases is two. There were no deaths reported in the past week. The overall death rate is 6.69 per 100,000 people. 199,703 tests were carried out. _ New Brunswick: 1,057 confirmed cases (325 active, 719 resolved, 13 deaths). There were 32 new cases Thursday of 1,457 tests completed, for a positivity rate of 2.2 percent. The rate of active cases is 41.84 per 100,000 people. In the past seven days, there have been a total of 198 new cases. The seven-day average of new cases is 28. There were no new deaths reported Thursday. In the past seven days, there has been a new reported death. The seven-day continuous average of new reported deaths is zero. The continuous average seven-day death rate is 0.02 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 1.67 per 100,000 people. There were 132,168 tests completed. _ Quebec: 248,860 confirmed cases (18,260 active, 221,327 resolved, 9,273 deaths). There were 1,624 new cases Thursday of 8,900 tests completed, for an 18 percent positivity rate. The rate of active cases is 215.2 per 100,000 people. In the last seven days, there were a total of 12,033 new cases. The continuous average of new cases over seven days is 1,719. There were 65 new deaths reported Thursday. In the past seven days, there have been a total of 397 new deaths reported. The seven-day moving average of new reported deaths is 57. The seven-day moving average of the death rate is 0.67 per 100,000 people. The overall mortality rate is 109.29 per 100,000 people. 2,687,068 tests were completed. _ Ontario: 247,564 confirmed cases (26,063 active, 215,887 resolved, 5,614 deaths). There were 2,632 new cases Thursday of 67,959 tests completed, for a positivity rate of 3.9 percent. The rate of active cases is 178.92 per 100,000 people. In the last seven days, there were a total of 19,254 new cases. The continuous average of new cases in seven days is 2,751. There were 46 new deaths reported Thursday. In the past seven days, there have been a total of 379 new deaths reported. The seven-day moving average of new reported deaths is 54. The seven-day moving average of the death rate is 0.37 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 38.54 per 100,000 people. 8,826,459 tests were completed. _ Manitoba: 28,089 confirmed cases (3,205 active cases, 24,091 resolved, 793 deaths). There were 196 new cases on Thursday of 2,090 tests completed, for a positivity rate of 9.4 percent. The rate of active cases is 234.03 per 100,000 people. In the last seven days, there were a total of 1,135 new cases. The seven-day continuous average of new cases is 162. There were five new deaths reported on Thursday. In the past seven days, there have been a total of 38 new deaths reported. The seven-day continuous average of new reported deaths is five. The seven-day moving average death rate is 0.4 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 57.91 per 100,000 people. 446,640 tests were completed. _ Saskatchewan: 21,338 confirmed cases (3,099 active, 18,000 resolved, 239 deaths). There were 226 new cases Thursday of 1,157 tests completed, for a positivity rate of 20 percent. The rate of active cases is 263.87 per 100,000 people. In the last seven days, there were a total of 2,005 new cases. The seven-day average of new cases is 286. There were 13 new deaths reported Thursday. In the past seven days, there have been a total of 33 new deaths reported. The seven-day continuous average of new reported deaths is five. The seven-day moving average of the death rate is 0.4 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 20.35 per 100,000 people. There were 325,825 tests completed. _ Alberta: 119,114 confirmed cases (10,256 active, 107,358 resolved, 1,500 deaths). There were 678 new cases Thursday of 14,378 tests completed, for a positivity rate of 4.7 percent. The rate of active cases is 234.62 per 100,000 people. In the past seven days, there have been a total of 4,529 new cases. The seven-day average of new cases is 647. There were 16 new deaths reported Thursday. In the past seven days, there have been a total of 111 new deaths reported. The seven-day moving average of new reported deaths is 16. The seven-day moving average of the death rate is 0.36 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 34.31 per 100,000 people. 3,048,875 tests were completed. _ British Columbia: 62,976 confirmed cases (5,847 active, 56,010 resolved, 1,119 deaths). There were 564 new cases Thursday of 4,334 tests completed, for a positivity rate of 13 percent. The rate of active cases is 115.3 per 100,000 people. In the last seven days, there were a total of 3,368 new cases. The seven-day continuous average of new cases is 481. There were 15 new deaths reported Thursday. In the past seven days, there have been a total of 81 new deaths reported. The seven-day moving average of new reported deaths is 12. The seven-day moving average of the death rate is 0.23 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 22.07 per 100,000 people. 1,040,843 tests were completed. _ Yukon: 70 confirmed cases (zero active, 69 resolved, one death). There were no new cases on Thursday of seven tests completed, for a positivity rate of 0.0 percent. In the past seven days, there have been a total of zero new cases. The seven-day continuous average of new cases is zero. There were no deaths reported in the past week. The overall death rate is 2.45 per 100,000 people. 6,210 tests were completed. _ Northwest Territories: 31 confirmed cases (seven active, 24 resolved, zero deaths). There was a new case on Thursday of 77 tests completed, for a positive rate of 1.3 percent. The rate of active cases is 15.62 per 100,000 people. In the past seven days, there have been seven new cases. The seven-day continuous average of new cases is one. There were no deaths reported in the past week. The overall death rate is zero per 100,000 people. 8,959 tests were carried out. _ Nunavut: 266 confirmed cases (zero active, 265 resolved, one death). There were no new cases Thursday of 161 tests completed, for a positivity rate of 0.0 percent. In the past seven days, there have been a total of zero new cases. The seven-day continuous average of new cases is zero. There were no deaths reported in the past week. The overall death rate is 2.58 per 100,000 people. 7,179 tests were completed. This report was generated automatically by The Canadian Press Digital Data Desk and was first published on January 21, 2021. The Canadian Press