There are now 24,365 people confirmed to be carrying the COVID-19 virus in Canada. The federal government says there are 18 probable cases. 717 people have died in the nation.

In the short term, by April 16th, Canada’s public health officials were predicting between 22,580 and 31,850 cases of COVID-19 in the country. We have surpassed the total number of deaths predicted for that time frame which had been between 500 and 700.