Montreal | Canadians under 39 make up a clear majority of new cases of COVID-19 in Canada, health officials warned on Sunday, calling on young adults not to feel “invincible” in the face of the disease.
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“Recent national surveillance data show that, of all ages, young adults aged 20 to 39 have the highest incidence rates in Canada,” the D said in a statement.re Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada.
For the week ending July 22, the disease incidence rate was highest among young men and women aged 20 to 29 (14.4 and 13.8 cases per 100,000 people, respectively. ), followed by 30-39 year olds.
“Young Canadians are not invincible” in the face of illness, warned Dre Tam pointing out that the elderly were not the only ones at risk of serious health problems if they were infected.
She wants proof that of the cases of COVID-19 reported to public health last week, “63% concerned young people under 39, of which a third (31%) was hospitalized”.
There was an average of 485 new cases reported each day for the whole country in the past week.
As deconfinement continues in Canada, the Dre Tam called on his fellow citizens to be careful and to respect physical distancing and hygiene measures.
“As long as there is no vaccine, living with COVID-19 will not be without risk,” she added.
According to the latest figures available, Canada has so far recorded some 113,800 cases of coronavirus contamination and 8,900 deaths.
Public health guidelines are widely respected in Canada, but there are also refractories.
Several hundred people gathered on Sunday in front of the National Assembly in Quebec – after a similar demonstration the day before in Montreal – to protest against the wearing of masks now compulsory in the French-speaking province, believing that this measure violates their rights and freedoms.
Demonstrators, among whom were opponents of vaccination, chanted “no to the mask” or “freedom” and made statements hostile to the government of Quebec and in particular to its director of public health, Dr Horacio Arruda, selon Radio Canada.
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