Ontario reports 959 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths
Ontario reported over 900 new COVID-19 infections and seven more virus-related deaths as the province is set to expand booster shot eligibility for more Ontarians today.
Provincial health officials logged 959 new cases today, up from 780 on Wednesday and from 748 a week ago.
First cases of COVID-19 discovered in Canadian wildlife
OTTAWA — The first cases of COVID-19 in Canadian wildlife have been discovered in three white-tailed deer, a press release from Environment and Climate Change Canada reports.
The National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease confirmed the detections on Nov. 29 but the deer were sampled between Nov. 6 to 8 in the Estrie region of Quebec. The deer showed no evidence of clinical signs of disease and were “all apparently healthy.”
