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Canada maintained an average of 7,672 daily cases of COVID-19 during first week of January
BY , Jan 11, 2021 8:36 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
A health-care worker uses a swab to perform a test on a patient at a drive-in COVID-19 clinic in Montreal, on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
The latest figures from the Public Health Agency of Canada indicate that as of Sunday night, there have been 660,289 reported cases of COVID-19 since the outset of the pandemic, including 16,950 deaths.
There were 84,567 active infections, with a daily average of 7,672 new cases across Canada from Jan. 1 to Jan. 7.
During the same period, an average of 4,336 people with COVID-19 were being treated in hospital, including 811 in intensive care.
The federal agency says COVID-19 is spreading rapidly among all ages groups.
Although the infection rate remains highest for people aged 80 and older, who are also at the highest risk from the disease.
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