Table 1. Deaths among COVID-19 cases in Canada as of July 9, 2020, by province and territory.
| Province/territory | Total cases | Deathsa | Deaths among residents of long term care and seniors’ homesb | Case fatality rate | Deaths per 100,000 populationc,d | Age standardized death rate per 100,000c,e,f |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec | 56,216 | 5,609 | 4,765 | 10.0% | 66.1 | 60.4 |
| Ontario | 36,348 | 2,703 | 2,011 | 7.4% | 18.6 | 18.4 |
| Alberta | 8,519 | 161 | 117 | 1.9% | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| British Columbia | 3,028 | 186 | 131 | 6.1% | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| Nova Scotia | 1,066 | 63 | 57 | 5.9% | 6.5 | 5.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 813 | 15 | 2 | 1.8% | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Manitoba | 325 | 7 | 1 | 2.2% | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 261 | 3 | 0 | 1.2% | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| New Brunswick | 166 | 2 | 2 | 1.2% | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Prince Edward Island | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0% | NDCg | NDCg |
| Yukon | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0% | NDCg | NDCg |
| Northwest Territories | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% | NDCg | NDCg |
| Nunavut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | NDCg | NDCg |
| Canadah | 106,804 | 8,749 | 7,086 | 8.2% | 23.3 | 23.3i |
Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; NDC, no deaths calculated
a Deaths were defined as per the World Health Organization guideline, which defines COVID-19 deaths as those in probable or laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases where there was no period of recovery between illness and death, unless there was a clear alternative cause of death that cannot be related to COVID-19 (e.g. trauma) (5). Exceptions included: British Columbia and Ontario excluded deaths in epidemiologically-linked probable cases; and British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia included deaths that occurred in COVID-19 cases regardless of whether or not the death was attributed to COVID-19, in instances where there was no period of complete recovery between illness and death
b Based on provincial and territorial websites, press briefings, web scanning, as of July 9, 2020
c Deaths per 100,000 population were not calculated for provinces and territories where there were no deaths
d Statistics Canada July 1, 2019 population estimates
e Direct age standardization using July 1, 2019 population estimates
f Age standardized death rate per 100,000 was determined using the detailed case information received by the Public Health Agency of Canada for 106,198 cases and 8,711 deaths
g Deaths per 100,000 and age standardized death rate per 100,000 were not calculated in jurisdictions where there were no deaths
h The total for Canada includes 13 cases identified in repatriated travellers who were under quarantine in March 2020. Update on their status was unavailable
i The age standardized death rate per 100,000 were standardized to the national Canadian population