See live as Canada's top physician unveils new national coronavirus forecasts

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Posted November 20, 2020 7: 36 am

Updated November 20, 2020 9: 34 am

Canada’s chief public health officer states there’s “seriousness” to bring infections down as officials released dire new projections indicating that COVID-19 case counts have actually far surpassed levels seen throughout the very first wave.

Dr. Theresa Tam says COVID-19 cases might skyrocket to 60,000 per day by the end of the year if Canadians increase their contact rates.

You can view Trudeau and Tam’s press conferences live here on Globalnews.ca at 9 a.m. ET and 11: 30 a.m. ET.

The forecasts anticipate that at current rates Canada’s case overall might land in between 366,500 and 378,600 and the death toll could fall in between 11,870 and 12,120 by the end of the month.

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The modelling anticipates that at current rates of contact, Canada is careening towards a rise of more than 20,000 cases per day by the end of December.

However if socialization boosts, the projections suggest that as 2020 draws to a close, Canada might see twelvefold increase from the present level of around 5,000 cases per day, which is already straining the health-care system in some areas.

This is a breaking news story … More details to come.

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