The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern):
9:15 a.m.
The Canada Revenue Agency says 788,510 people successfully applied yesterday for pandemic-related emergency relief.
About 572,500 of the applications for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit were made online, while almost 215,800 applied by calling in.
The agency’s figures capture from the time applications opened at 6 a.m. Monday until midnight.
Hundreds of thousands more are expected to apply today and tomorrow for the $2,000-a-month benefit that is available for up to 16 weeks.
Anyone already receiving employment insurance benefits is to be automatically transferred over to the CERB.
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9:10 a.m.
Nova Scotia has recorded its first death related to COVID-19.
Health officials say a woman in her 70s with underlying medical conditions died Monday in a hospital in eastern Nova Scotia.
Premier Stephen McNeil issued a brief statement saying he had hoped this day would never come, and he expressed his condolences to the woman’s grieving family and friends.
The Canadian Press
