The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 2

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The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:20 p.m. on August 2, 2020:

There are 116,884 confirmed cases in Canada.

_ Quebec: 59,599 confirmed (including 5,681 deaths, 50,886 resolved)

_ Ontario: 39,449 confirmed (including 2,778 deaths, 35,539 resolved)

_ Alberta: 10,843 confirmed (including 196 deaths, 9,261 resolved)

_ British Columbia: 3,641 confirmed (including 195 deaths, 3,168 resolved)

_ Saskatchewan: 1,342 confirmed (including 18 deaths, 1,070 resolved)

_ Nova Scotia: 1,071 confirmed (including 64 deaths, 1,003 resolved)

_ Manitoba: 421 confirmed (including 8 deaths, 337 resolved), 14 presumptive

_ Newfoundland and Labrador: 266 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 259 resolved)

_ New Brunswick: 170 confirmed (including 2 deaths, 166 resolved)

_ Prince Edward Island: 36 confirmed (including 36 resolved)

_ Yukon: 14 confirmed (including 11 resolved)

_ Repatriated Canadians: 13 confirmed (including 13 resolved)

_ Northwest Territories: 5 confirmed (including 5 resolved)

_ Nunavut: No confirmed cases

_ Total: 116,884 (14 presumptive, 116,870 confirmed including 8,945 deaths, 101,754 resolved)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published August 2, 2020.

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