4-10, 2022302nov 22-28, 202194mar 21-27, 202269 jan 24-30, 20223,114jan 31-feb 6, 20222,040feb 21-27, 20221,465feb 14-20, 2022 1,546 sep 27-oct 3, 2022225mar 21-27, 202293mar 14-20, 202266 graphs milestones (as of january 28, 2023) this graph shows dates when milestones (250,000 new cases) were reached. note: this graph is updated whenever the next milestone is reached. at the current rate of new cases, the next milestone (5,000,000 cases) is expected to be reached around october 15, 2023. waves (as of april 25, 2022) this simplified graph shows the first five waves, noting number of cases at the peak and at the end of each wave. there is no reliable tracking data on recoveries since march 1, 2022 and further waves could only be estimated based on the number of hospitalizations, however this data not reliable enough to warrant any further updates, thus this graph has been discontinued. note: this graph will no longer be updated. cases (as of january 28, 2023) this graph shows the number of new cases in canada each month. note: this graph is updated once a month (next update: march 7, 2023). deaths (as of january 28, 2023) this graph shows the number of deaths in canada each month. note: this graph is updated once a month (next update: march 7, 2023). cases (as of january 28, 2023) this graph shows the number of new cases per month in each of the provinces and territories. note: this graph is updated once a month (next update: march 7, 2023). deaths (as of january 28, 2023) this graph shows the number of deaths per month in each of the provinces and territories. note: this graph is updated once a month (next update: march 7, 2023). cases and deaths in canada (2020-2023) this graph shows the number of new cases and the number of deaths in canada each year from 2020 to 2023. note: this graph is updated once a month (next update: march 7, 2023). cases in provinces and territories (2020-2023) this graph shows the number of new cases in each of the provinces and territories each year from 2020 to 2023. note: this graph is updated once a month (next update: march 7, 2023). deaths in provinces and territories (2020-2023) this graph shows the number of deaths in each of the provinces and territories each year from 2020 to 2023. note: this graph is updated once a month (next update: march 7, 2023). 2019 december in april, jitendra prasad, the leader of alberta health services' procurement department told the edmonton journal that in early december, he had heard from sources in china of a strange flu. prasad claimed that by mid-december, he had started doubling orders of ppe, and in late december, he placed an order for a half a million n95 masks. on december 31, 2019, the wuhan municipal health commission in china reported a cluster of cases of pneumonia in wuhan, hubei province. this news spread to flutrackers, and then similar announcements came from the hong kong and taiwan governments and many news outlets on the outbreak in wuhan. a novel coronavirus was eventually identified. 2020 january on january 7, 2020, when it appeared that there was a health crisis emerging in wuhan, dr. theresa tam, chief public health officer of canada, was quoted advising canadians: "there has been no evidence to date that this illness, whatever it's caused by, is spread easily from person to person; no health care workers caring for the patients have become ill; a positive sign. on january 17, the canada border services agency (cbsa) indicated plans were in progress "to implement signage" in the montreal, toronto, and vancouver airports to raise awareness of the virus, and that there would be an additional health screening question added to the electronic kiosks for passengers arriving from central china. the agency noted the overall risk to canadians was low and there were no direct flights from wuhan to canada. the cbsa said it would not be, at that time, implementing extra screening measures, but would "monitor the situation closely". on january 23, the federal minister of health, patty hajdu, said that five or six people were being monitored for signs of the virus. that same day, dr. theresa tam was a member of the who committee that broadcast that it was too early to declare a public health emergency of international concern. the following day in wuhan china construction began on a new hospital to treat covid patients that would take only 10 days to build and was widely reported around the world. on january 25, the first identified presumptive case in canada was a male in his 50s who travelled between wuhan and guangzhou before returning to toronto on january 22. canada issued a travel advisory against non-essential travel to china due to the outbreak, including a regional travel advisory to avoid all travel to the province of hubei. federal health officials stated that the risk in canada was low. on january 26, tam stated "there is no clear evidence that this virus is spread easily from person to person. the risk to canadians remains low." final testing conducted at the national microbiology laboratory in winnipeg, manitoba confirmed the presumptive case on january 27. on january 27, canada confirmed its first case. on january 29, the health committee of parliament holds a meeting on the canadian response to the outbreak of coronavirus. liberal mp marcus powlowski, a doctor, asks theresa tam since the chinese health authorities led by xiaowei ma were saying that covid-19 was being spread by asymptomatic patients (as reported in the new york times), canada should require travellers from china to quarantine for 14 days. tam suggested that at that point, quarantining was not thought to be necessary. on the same day, dr. theresa tam told canadians that "it's going to be rare (covid-19), but we are expecting cases" and minister of foreign affairs françois-philippe champagne announced that an aircraft would be sent to repatriate canadians from the areas affected by the virus in china. on january 30, the who declared the coronavirus was a "public health emergency of international concern". february on february 1, the government's position remained that it would be discriminatory to exclude travellers from china, the politico-geographical source of the disease. on february 2, the canadian armed forces announced that it planned to charter a plane to assist in the evacuation of canadian nationals still in wuhan once given authorization by china, intending to fly them to cfb trenton for repatriation and medical screenings. only those that had entered the country with a canadian passport would be allowed to take this flight. the first plane landed at cfb trenton on february 7. on february 21, a chartered flight of 131 canadians who were quarantined aboard diamond princess after an outbreak on the cruise ship in japan, and who all tested negative for the virus, were brought to cfb trenton for additional screening before being transported by bus to the nav centre in cornwall, ontario to be quarantined. on february 10, university of regina psychology professor dr. gordon j. g. asmundson and university of british columbia psychiatry professor dr. steven taylor coined the neologism ‘coronaphobia’ to refer to fear of covid-19 and its psychological impacts. in an editorial, asmundson and taylor expanded on covid-19-related mental health impacts by introducing the constructs of covid stress syndrome and ‘covid stress disorder’. per asmundson and taylor’s definition, covid stress syndrome centers around fears about contamination and the dangerousness of covid-19, and also involves fears of socioeconomic consequences, xenophobic attitudes, traumatic stress, and compulsive checking and reassurance seeking symptoms. covid stress disorder involves high levels of covid stress symptoms and severe functional impairment resulting from these symptoms. covid stress disorder is proposed by asmundson and taylor as a distinct diagnostic category as covid stress symptoms and the associated impairment cannot be accounted for by existing mental disorder diagnoses. on february 26, minister of health patty hajdu recommended that citizens stockpile food and medication, noting that it was "good to be prepared because things can change quickly ." the recommendation faced criticism from provincial politicians: manitoba health minister cameron friesen and ontario health minister christine elliott both felt that there was no need for such aggressive stockpiling, while friesen also felt that there needed to be more coordination between the federal and provincial levels in terms of information regarding the outbreak. conservative party shadow minister matt jeneroux opined that the suggestion incited concern and was lacking in transparency. health canada's website recommended against such bulk purchases (as to not strain supply chains), and explained that having supplies on hand was to "ensure you do not need to leave your home at the peak of the outbreak or if you become ill." march a highway sign on the gardiner expressway in toronto discouraging non-essential travel shelves void of meat in a regina supermarket as a result of panic buying on march 4, 2020, trudeau announced his creation of the cabinet committee on the federal response to the coronavirus disease, chaired by chrystia freeland, "to limit the spread of the virus" and to protect "the health and safety of all canadians". minister of health patty hajdu announced on march 6 that the federal government would offer $27 million in funding to 47 research groups at 19 universities to develop means of managing the outbreak. minister of finance bill morneau stated that the next federal budget would include measures in response to the outbreak, including an increase to the risk adjustment provision. on march 8, minister of foreign affairs françois-philippe champagne stated that at the request of the u.s. government, canada had chartered a euroatlantic passenger airplane to evacuate the 237 citizens that were still aboard the cruise ship grand princess. they were quarantined at cfb trenton for two weeks when the plane landed on march 10. member of parliament anthony housefather announced on march 9 that he was undergoing self-isolation as a precautionary measure due to possible contact with a person at an american israel public affairs committee (aipac) conference in washington. the next day, minister of natural resources seamus o'regan stated that he was also in self-isolation while awaiting the results of a coronavirus test. he had seen a doctor regarding a "persistent" head cold, who recommended testing, but was "not aware of contacting anyone infected". the test came back negative. on march 11, prime minister justin trudeau announced a $1 billion response fund, including $500 million to go to provinces and territories, a $50 million contribution to the world health organization and an additional $275 million to fund covid-19 research in canada. minister of economic development and official languages mélanie joly stated that she had been discussing means of mitigating the outbreak's impact on the air travel industry. on march 11, the world health organization declared the virus to be the cause of a worldwide covid-19 pandemic. on march 12, after returning from a speaking engagement in london, england, trudeau's wife sophie grégoire trudeau tested positive for covid-19. she and the prime minister went into self-isolation. the staff member is now thought to be canada's first case of community transmission. the toronto stock exchange tumbles 1770 points. on march 13, trudeau announced that the federal government was preparing a stimulus package to address those affected by the pandemic. also on march 13, parliament agreed unanimously to shut its doors for five weeks (pursuant to standing order 28) because of covid-19. on march 16, trudeau announced that new entry restrictions would be implemented shortly after midnight et on march 18, restricting entry into the country to americans and canadian citizens and permanent residents and their families and flight crew members who are not displaying symptoms of covid-19. all people arriving were asked to self-isolate for 14 days. most international flights were routed to canada's an arbitrary selection of four airports (yvr, yyc, yyz, and yul) in order "to enhance screening measures". minister of foreign affairs françois-philippe champagne also announced that for citizens who are still abroad, the country would provide emergency loans of up to $5,000 to cover travel costs or basic needs until they are able to return. the border closure led to a million canadians returning home over the next week. passengers from east asian countries wore masks on