This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.The first three months of 2020 did not register an unusual spike in deaths even as COVID-19 began to take hold in Canada, according to a Statistics Canada report.
The figures provide a first look at the phenomenon of “excess deaths” in Canada – additional deaths that go beyond what could be expected given trends from past years and the deaths already attributed to the coronavirus.
For instance, infected people may die at home without being connected to the virus, or die of a condition that could ordinarily have been treated if not for the reduction in non-emergency surgeries. By March 31, just 101 people had died in Canada as a result of the coronavirus, according to provincial statistics collected by The Globe and Mail. In contrast, by the end of April, the death tally had risen to 3,184. To date, Canada has recorded 5,169 deaths due to COVID-19. Globally, Johns Hopkins University reports 292,376 have died from the illness.
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Cda heard last wk cdnPoli knew since Jan2 Covid19 begun fleeing into Canada & globe. How can accuracy exist now that canada knows silent Covid19 seeding was ensuing while, while PPE/tests were being sent out the backdoor?MikeStrobel TrudeauMustGo