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1,404,093 cases of COVID-19 and 25,972 deaths reported in Canada
SINCE the start of the pandemic, there have been 1,404,093 cases of COVID-19 and 25,972 deaths reported in Canada.
Dr. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, said in a statement on Wednesday that these cumulative numbers tell us about the overall burden of COVID-19 illness to date.
She added:...
Country/Region
Confirmed cases
Deaths
Recovered
Active cases
USA
34,353,802
615,807
28,579,183
5,158,812
India
29,699,365
379,601
28,483,856
835,908
Brazil
17,543,853
491,164
15,944,646
1,108,043
France
5,744,589
110,530
5,511,166
122,893
Turkey
5,348,249
48,950
5,215,654
83,645
Russia
5,249,990
127,576
4,828,500
293,914
UK
4,581,006
127,917
4,292,182
160,907
Italy
4,248,432
127,153
4,019,424
101,855
Argentina
4,172,742
86,615
3,771,968
314,159
Colombia
3,802,052
96,965
3,539,442
165,645
Spain
3,749,031
80,615
3,536,165
132,251
Germany
3,725,303
90,638
3,590,900
43,765
Iran
3,060,135
82,480
2,696,434
281,221
Poland
2,878,061
74,688
2,649,184
154,189
Mexico
2,459,601
230,424
1,960,036
269,141
Ukraine
2,226,037
51,847
2,140,978
33,212
Peru
2,007,477
189,261
0
1,818,216
Indonesia
1,937,652
53,476
1,763,870
120,306
South Africa
1,774,312
58,223
1,620,317
95,772
Netherlands
1,675,644
17,719
1,583,278
74,647
Czechia
1,665,526
30,254
1,630,977
4,295
Chile
1,487,239
30,865
1,413,414
42,960
Canada
1,404,093
25,972
1,363,198
14,923
Philippines
1,332,832
23,121
1,253,541
56,170
Iraq
1,269,440
16,781
1,184,492
68,167
Sweden
1,084,636
14,537
1,030,414
39,685
Romania
1,079,983
32,028
1,044,687
3,268
Belgium
1,077,087
25,099
1,003,023
48,965
Pakistan
944,065
21,828
882,332
39,905
Portugal
860,395
17,055
817,092
26,248
Israel
839,720
6,428
833,061
231
Bangladesh
837,247
13,282
773,752
50,213
Hungary
807,209
29,944
732,901
44,364
Japan
777,643
14,187
736,941
26,515
Jordan
744,844
9,622
728,266
6,956
Serbia
715,307
6,980
704,796
3,531
Switzerland
701,260
10,868
671,319
19,073
Malaysia
673,026
4,142
600,935
67,949
Austria
649,002
10,671
634,900
3,431
Nepal
614,216
8,558
543,521
62,137
UAE
601,950
1,734
581,139
19,077
Lebanon
542,819
7,804
527,949
7,066
Morocco
524,975
9,221
512,097
3,657
Saudi Arabia
469,414
7,621
451,187
10,606
Ecuador
439,374
21,061
398,645
19,668
Bulgaria
420,654
17,932
390,971
11,751
Greece
416,741
12,472
395,398
8,871
Bolivia
411,677
15,738
326,484
69,455
Belarus
407,748
3,006
400,513
4,229
Kazakhstan
404,064
4,195
379,974
19,895
Paraguay
396,149
11,069
330,395
54,685
Slovakia
391,149
12,456
377,544
1,149
Panama
389,173
6,452
373,070
9,651
Tunisia
372,221
13,656
324,846
33,719
Croatia
358,823
8,162
349,860
801
Georgia
356,179
5,096
341,775
9,308
Costa Rica
345,312
4,407
265,255
75,650
Uruguay
343,615
5,089
307,189
31,337
Azerbaijan
335,291
4,959
329,038
1,294
Kuwait
331,013
1,831
312,850
16,332
Palestine
311,948
3,542
304,390
4,016
Dominican Republic
310,391
3,717
253,272
53,402
Denmark
290,686
2,527
281,195
6,964
Lithuania
278,072
4,352
264,362
9,358
Guatemala
275,202
8,527
249,560
17,115
Ethiopia
274,480
4,257
251,880
18,343
Egypt
274,404
15,691
202,650
56,063
Ireland
267,673
4,941
251,091
11,641
Bahrain
260,334
1,246
247,493
11,595
Slovenia
256,701
4,409
250,016
2,276
Moldova
255,937
6,159
248,904
874
Venezuela
254,116
2,865
234,393
16,858
Honduras
249,118
6,674
90,548
151,896
Oman
240,708
2,591
212,808
25,309
Sri Lanka
229,887
2,315
194,145
33,427
Armenia
223,904
4,490
215,533
3,881
Qatar
220,033
579
217,352
2,102
Bosnia
204,730
9,608
178,319
16,803
Thailand
204,595
1,525
167,665
35,405
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
189,888
3,166
175,471
11,251
Kenya
176,137
3,428
120,894
51,815
Nigeria
167,095
2,117
163,483
1,495
Cuba
161,997
1,118
153,198
7,681
Macedonia
155,583
5,472
149,690
421
S. Korea
149,191
1,993
140,438
6,760
Myanmar
146,406
3,250
133,216
9,940
Latvia
136,403
2,475
131,480
2,448
Algeria
134,458
3,598
93,586
37,274
Albania
132,476
2,454
129,888
134
Estonia
130,658
1,266
126,188
3,204
Norway
128,601
790
88,952
38,859
Zambia
115,824
1,444
99,895
14,485
Kyrgyzstan
111,990
1,912
103,565
6,513
Uzbekistan
104,463
711
100,328
3,424
Montenegro
100,001
1,603
98,018
380
Afghanistan
96,531
3,842
62,397
30,292
Ghana
94,699
790
92,696
1,213
Finland
94,026
967
46,000
47,059
China
91,492
4,636
86,369
487
Mongolia
83,128
389
58,649
24,090
Cameroon
80,090
1,310
77,305
1,475
El Salvador
76,297
2,310
70,791
3,196
Cyprus
73,311
374
71,716
1,221
Mozambique
71,764
844
69,999
921
Maldives
70,897
198
62,533
8,166
Luxembourg
70,466
818
69,130
518
Namibia
67,021
1,040
55,538
10,443
Uganda
64,521
459
48,480
15,582
Singapore
62,339
34
61,931
374
Botswana
61,457
926
56,798
3,733
Jamaica
49,379
1,012
27,919
20,448
Côte d'Ivoire
47,909
306
47,266
337
Senegal
42,118
1,156
40,667
295
Madagascar
41,998
892
40,318
788
Zimbabwe
40,318
1,637
37,056
1,625
Cambodia
40,157
368
34,325
5,464
Angola
36,921
842
30,775
5,304
Sudan
36,304
2,732
29,994
3,578
DRC
36,222
857
27,880
7,485
Malawi
34,588
1,162
32,773
653
Cabo Verde
31,704
276
30,590
838
Malta
30,585
419
30,121
45
Australia
30,285
910
29,189
186
Trinidad and Tobago
29,309
686
19,667
8,956
Rwanda
28,912
372
26,383
2,157
Réunion
28,441
220
26,333
1,888
French Guiana
25,950
136
9,995
15,819
Syrian Arab Republic
24,904
1,821
21,690
1,393
Gabon
24,755
157
23,910
688
Guinea
23,398
167
21,488
1,743
Mayotte
20,176
173
2,964
17,039
Mauritania
20,151
477
19,223
451
French Polynesia
18,947
142
18,771
34
Suriname
18,825
418
14,423
3,984
Swaziland
18,754
676
17,959
119
Guyana
18,530
437
16,401
1,692
Papua New Guinea
16,791
165
16,132
494
Haiti
16,775
360
12,568
3,847
Guadeloupe
16,608
225
2,250
14,133
Somalia
14,823
775
7,099
6,949
Mali
14,356
523
9,985
3,848
Andorra
13,828
127
13,626
75
Togo
13,651
126
13,316
209
Seychelles
13,630
50
12,173
1,407
Burkina Faso
13,459
167
13,287
5
Taiwan
13,409
478
8,042
4,889
Tajikistan
13,308
90
13,218
0
Belize
12,989
326
12,490
173
Curaçao
12,296
123
12,145
28
Bahamas
12,225
239
11,174
812
Martinique
12,178
98
98
11,982
Congo
12,121
160
11,211
750
Hong Kong
11,882
210
11,600
72
Djibouti
11,575
154
11,408
13
Vietnam
11,551
61
4,590
6,900
Aruba
11,084
107
10,958
19
Lesotho
10,923
326
6,443
4,154
South Sudan
10,688
115
10,514
59
Equatorial Guinea
8,662
120
8,413
129
Timor-Leste
8,412
19
7,039
1,354
Benin
8,140
103
7,979
58
Nicaragua
7,696
188
4,225
3,283
Central African Republic
7,101
98
6,859
144
Yemen
6,864
1,350
3,775
1,739
Iceland
6,622
30
6,562
30
Gambia
6,016
180
5,822
14
Niger
5,452
192
5,172
88
Saint Lucia
5,186
80
5,018
88
San Marino
5,090
90
4,999
1
Burundi
5,037
8
773
4,256
Eritrea
5,012
17
4,486
509
Chad
4,943
174
4,767
2
Sierra Leone
4,449
82
3,191
1,176
Gibraltar
4,312
94
4,205
13
Channel Islands
4,112
86
3,956
70
Barbados
4,038
47
3,971
20
Comoros
3,903
146
3,742
15
Guinea-Bissau
3,809
69
3,550
190
Liechtenstein
3,026
59
2,954
13
New Zealand
2,711
26
2,662
23
Liberia
2,575
94
2,099
382
Sint Maarten
2,543
32
2,442
69
Monaco
2,532
33
2,473
26
Bermuda
2,499
33
2,461
5
Turks and Caicos Islands
2,423
18
2,389
16
Sao Tome and Principe
2,358
37
2,307
14
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2,158
12
1,900
246
Saint Martin
2,040
12
1,399
629
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2,033
3
1,910
120
Bhutan
1,842
1
1,496
345
Mauritius
1,701
18
1,265
418
Caribbean Netherlands
1,623
17
1,598
8
Isle of Man
1,599
29
1,566
4
Fiji
1,443
5
388
1,050
Antigua and Barbuda
1,263
42
1,214
7
St. Barth
1,005
1
462
542
Faroe Islands
757
1
739
17
Diamond Princess
712
13
699
0
Cayman Islands
599
2
581
16
Tanzania
509
21
183
305
Wallis and Futuna
445
7
438
0
Brunei
250
3
239
8
British Virgin Islands
248
1
209
38
Saint Kitts and Nevis
244
0
64
180
Dominica
189
0
188
1
Grenada
161
1
160
0
New Caledonia
128
0
58
70
Anguilla
109
0
109
0
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
63
0
63
0
Macao
52
0
51
1
Greenland
49
0
40
9
Holy See (Vatican City State)
27
0
27
0
Saint Pierre Miquelon
26
0
25
1
Solomon Islands
20
0
20
0
Montserrat
20
1
19
0
Western Sahara
10
1
8
1
MS Zaandam
9
2
7
0
Marshall Islands
4
0
4
0
Vanuatu
4
1
3
0
Samoa
3
0
3
0
Saint Helena
2
0
2
0
Micronesia
1
0
1
0
Updated on 16 June 2021 11:58 AM