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COVID-19: 4,768 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada

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Minister of Health Patty Hajdu listens during a press conference on COVID-19 in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Friday, March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

There are 4,768 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

Quebec: 2,021 confirmed (including 18 deaths, 1 resolved)

Ontario: 993 confirmed (including 18 deaths, 8 resolved)

British Columbia: 792 confirmed (including 16 deaths, 275 resolved)

Alberta: 542 confirmed (including 2 deaths, 33 resolved)

Saskatchewan: 104 confirmed (including 3 resolved)

Newfoundland and Labrador: 102 confirmed

Nova Scotia: 90 confirmed

Manitoba: 39 confirmed (including 1 death), 11 presumptive

New Brunswick: 45 confirmed

Repatriated Canadians: 13 confirmed

Prince Edward Island: 11 confirmed

Yukon: 4 confirmed

Northwest Territories: 1 confirmed

Nunavut: No confirmed cases

Total: 4,768 (11 presumptive, 4,757 confirmed including 55 deaths, 320 resolved)

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