The emergence of COVID-19 variants of concern and the community response to shifting public health measures continue to influence the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and worldwide. Today, as part of its commitment to keeping Canadians informed of the effects of the pandemic, Statistics Canada is releasing a new and updated provisional dataset from the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database, covering the period from January 1, 2020, to April 2, 2022.
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