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Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign advanced Sunday as provinces continued to host mass vaccination clinics and pop-up clinics despite hot weather and questions about mixing doses.
at Ontario, health workers plan to administer about 25,000 doses in Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, home to the Raptors and Maple Leafs, which has been converted into a massive vaccine clinic for what has been billed as Toronto Vaccine Day.
Officials say the clinic has given more than 17,000 doses so far, setting a new record in North America for the most doses of a COVID-19 vaccine administered in a single day in a clinic.
According to the City of Toronto, 17,003 doses were administered at the Texas Motor Speedway Driving Clinic in Fort Worth, Texas, in April.
17,000 doses were administered in Tweet embed Today.
With it, we broke the North American record for in-clinic vaccinations in one day!#TorontoVaccineDay pic.twitter.com/ABejdfHP7C
Toronto Mayor John Tory was among those who got a bullet. Tori, who was first vaccinated with the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, was given Moderna in the second shot at the Scotiabank Arena on Sunday.
He is the latest official to mix up doses, which the National Immunization Advisory Committee says are safe and effective.
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, received a dose of Moderna on Saturday after getting a dose of Pfizer-Bio-N-Tech in April.
On Sunday, Tam cheered for Toronto’s Vaccine Day Initiative.
Show MapleLeafs and @Raptors that good things happen when you take the winning shot! I tweeted.
# toronto – I’ve got this! show the Tweet embed and the @wild birds That good things happen when you take the winning shot! # take advantage https://t.co/1qfL2X0Axx
at British ColumbiaIn a joint statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said many of the pop-up vaccination sites will be moved to cooler locations this weekend as much of western Canada lives under high temperatures.
Preliminary data shows that Lytton, BC, broke the record on Sunday afternoon for the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada measuring 46.1 degrees Celsius.
Environment Canada warns of a dangerous and prolonged heat wave in most parts and parts of the province AlbertaIt is expected to last until at least Tuesday.
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What’s happening all over Canada
As of 3:45 p.m. ET Sunday, Canada has reported 141,303 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 8,726 active cases. CBC News’ death toll has reached 26,227. More than 35 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far across the country, according to the CBC Vaccine Tracker.
Saskatchewan It added 48 new cases of COVID-19, but there were no deaths on Sunday. The province announced last week that all remaining pandemic restrictions will be lifted on July 11.
at ManitobaThe county said a child under the age of 10 in Winnipeg has died after contracting COVID-19.
Ontario It recorded 287 cases of COVID-19 and 12 more deaths Sunday as the county prepares to move to step 2 of the Reopen plan Wednesday.
Quebec Monday will move to Lowest alert level for the county’s color-coded COVID-19 alert system, allowing for more relaxed restrictions on social gatherings and team sports.
For Montreal Canadiens fans, their Stanley Cup campaign hit a snag Sunday after forward Joel Jeremiah entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol on the eve of their first game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
new bronze It added just one case, and the county announced that it delivered 14,938 standard doses of vaccine on Saturday.
at Prince Edward IslandTravelers from Atlantic counties can now enter without having to self-isolate, as long as they have at least one dose of the vaccine and receive a negative test on arrival.
Cars lined up for rapid testing on the Confederate Bridge. A woman from the island in line texted me saying she feels things are moving slower than when the Atlantic bubble was in place. #PEI pic.twitter.com/n5NARZdq6N
Nova Scotia It saw three new cases on Sunday. A press release said there is still limited community spread in the central health district, and the eastern, northern and western regions are being monitored for evidence of community spread.
In the Northwest Territories, a non-resident of Hay River has tested positive. Chief Public Health Officer Dr Kami Kandola said the case was linked to out-of-region travel and that there was currently no exposure to public health risks.
What is happening around the world
As of Sunday, more than 180.7 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported worldwide, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. Corona virus tracker. The reported global death toll was more than 3.9 million.
at AsiaMalaysia’s leader has said the country will indefinitely extend the near-total lockdown that has been in place for a month, as COVID-19 infections remain high.
at Europe, Italian health and regional officials are urging people to leave for vacation only after they have been vaccinated, as the delta variant has become more prevalent in the country.
at AfricaSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the country will tighten restrictions for 14 days because current containment measures are not enough to prevent an increase in infections. Under the measures announced on Sunday, all gatherings will be banned, a curfew will be held from 9 pm to 4 am and the sale of alcoholic beverages will be prohibited.
In the AmericasAfter months of closing temporary hospitals as the coronavirus pandemic subsides, Mexico says it will reopen two temporary wards to deal with a resurgence of COVID-19 cases.
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