Canada, in the midst of the second wave of coronavirus, crossed the 200,000 case mark on Monday and was approaching 10,000 deaths, according to official figures from the provinces compiled by several television channels.
About 80% of these cases and more than 90% of the deaths were recorded in the two largest provinces of the country, Ontario and especially Quebec, epicenter of the pandemic since it broke out in Canada last March.
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As of Monday afternoon, Canada had 200,039 cases and 9,772 dead, according to figures compiled by public channels CBC / Radio-Canada and CTV.
A country of 38 million people, Canada nevertheless had, proportionally to the population, about five times fewer cases than the neighboring United States and about 2.5 times fewer deaths.
Canada announced Monday that its border with the United States will remain closed to non-essential travel at least until November 21 to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.
In Ontario and Quebec, the second wave of the epidemic once again led to the closure for several weeks of bars, dining rooms, restaurants, museums and performance and sports venues.
In addition, most Quebecers cannot receive more than one relative at a time in their home, at least until October 28, under penalty of heavy fines.
On Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford recommended that children "skip door to door" on the traditional Halloween treat tour on October 31 in worst-hit cities like Toronto and Ottawa. .
Everywhere, the authorities seek to prevent an overflow of the hospital system, very weakened in the spring, while the number of new hospitalizations of
"seriously ill" people
continues to increase, underlined Monday Dr Theresa Tam, head of the Health Agency public Canada.
Canada has an average of 2,280 new cases of coronavirus and 20 deaths per day, figures that have increased significantly since September with the arrival of autumn.
About 2.4% of the roughly 77,000 tests performed each week are positive.