The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern):
12:10 p.m.
Nova Scotia is reporting 17 new cases of COVID-19 for a total of 445 confirmed cases.
Health officials say the province has registered 14,295 negative test results and two deaths.
Nine people are currently in hospital, with four of those patients in intensive care.
Officials say 97 people have now recovered and their cases of COVID-19 are considered resolved.
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11:15 p.m.
The Quebec coroner’s office will investigate the deaths of 31 seniors at a private long-term care facility west of Montreal.
The office says in a statement that it will probe the circumstances surrounding the deaths and issue recommendations if needed.
Premier Francois Legault said yesterday that at least five of the deaths at the Residence Herron in Dorval, Que., were due to COVID-19.
A police investigation was launched after regional health authorities obtained an order to access patient files at the residence and learned of the dozens of deaths that had occurred since March 13.
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10:45 a.m.
Ontario is reporting 401 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the province’s total to 7,049.
The province now has 274 deaths after 21 were reported today.
Ontario says 261 people are in intensive care, while 3,121 cases have been marked as resolved.
The Canadian Press
