The number of active cases in Canada has plumetted by more than 80 per cent to just 4,058 after Quebec announced it had a new system for calculating recoveries and added 23,686 to its tally of recovered people.
TORONTO -- Without explaining its new criteria, Quebec announced a dramatic rise in the number of “recovered” COVID-19 cases in the province and a new system for measuring them.in Quebec on Friday. The undisclosed new system slashes the number of active cases in Canada by more than 80 per cent.
On Thursday, there were a reported 27,603 active cases across the country, but Friday’s announcement in Quebec brings the total number of active cases in Canada to just 4,058. The change comes after weeks of Quebec’s recovery figures lagging behind other provinces with active cases still exceeding 25,000. Daily recovery numbers ranged from as low as 49 on Monday, to as high as 156 on Thursday.It’s unclear what has changed in the province’s criteria for designating a case as “recovered” since Quebec health authorities did not provide an explanation of their methodology before and after the new surge.
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