Right this moment’s coronavirus information: World hits 800,000 confirmed deaths; Florida averaging 156 deaths per day in August; virus takes toll on Iran’s health-care employees

Alberta: 12,748 (together with 230 deaths, 11,374 resolved)

British Columbia: 4,915 (together with 202 deaths, 3,889 resolved)

Saskatchewan: 1,597 (together with 22 deaths, 1,458 resolved)

Nova Scotia: 1,078 (together with 64 deaths, 1,008 resolved)

Manitoba: 872 (together with 12 deaths, 570 resolved)

Newfoundland and Labrador: 268 (together with Three deaths, 265 resolved)

New Brunswick: 188 (together with 2 deaths, 178 resolved)

Prince Edward Island: 44 (together with 40 resolved)

Yukon: 15 (together with 15 resolved)

Repatriated Canadians: 13 (together with 13 resolved)

Northwest Territories: 5 (together with 5 resolved)

Nunavut: None

Complete: 124,629 (zero presumptive, 124,629 confirmed together with 9,065 deaths, 110,878 resolved)

2:45 p.m.: Iran’s well being minister, Saeed Namaki, advised the state-run IRNA information company not less than 164 health-care professionals have died whereas battling the coronavirus pandemic. That’s 26 greater than the full reported July 22, when Iran mentioned some 12,000 health-care employees had been contaminated.

Iran is grappling with the deadliest outbreak of the virus within the Center East. Earlier Saturday, the nation put the full dying toll from COVID-19 at 20,502 with practically 356,800 confirmed instances, from a inhabitants of near 82 million.

1:51 p.m.: The world hit a grim coronavirus milestone Saturday with 800,000 confirmed deaths and near 23 million confirmed instances.

That’s in response to a tally saved by Johns Hopkins College. Governments have been making an attempt to steadiness public well being with financial well being.

Officers consider the true numbers are far increased due to an absence of testing and reporting. Within the U.S., the nation with probably the most infections, well being officers consider there could also be 10 occasions extra instances than the confirmed 5.6 million. The U.S. additionally leads the world in deaths, with greater than 175,000.

1 p.m.: The steps to make Primo’s 99-Cent Spaghetti are, not surprisingly, laughably straightforward. The CNE despatched me a video on the way to make one among its most well-known dishes at dwelling and it went like this: cook dinner spaghetti, pour canned pasta sauce over it. Parmesan elective.

The annual Canadian Nationwide Exhibition, like all main summer time occasions in Toronto, is shifting on-line this yr as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. There isn’t any halfway, no sandcastles, no sizzling tub showrooms or cubicles of individuals getting neck massages contained in the Enercare Centre.

The Star’s meals tradition professional Karon Liu cooked iconic CNE meals in his suburban kitchen. Learn extra about whether or not or not the halfway is the halfway with out the halfway.

12:50 p.m.: Florida recorded 4,300 new instances and 106 coronavirus deaths on Saturday.

The state is registering a median of 156 coronavirus deaths per day this month, which seemingly makes COVID-19 the state’s No. 1 killer throughout that interval. Most cancers and coronary heart illness every common about 125 deaths per day, in response to the Florida Division of Well being.

The variety of new instances continues a downward development from greater than 10,000 instances per day a month in the past. In the course of the previous week, the state’s positivity price on exams has been 10.eight per cent.

Hospitalizations resulting from COVID-19 have been declining. On Saturday, 4,773 sufferers had been handled for the illness in Florida hospitals in comparison with Friday’s 4,909 and Thursday’s 5,340. That quantity has fallen from a peak above 9,500 on July 23.

Total, the state has practically 600,000 confirmed instances since March 1 and 10,410 deaths.

12:05 p.m.: Quebec is reporting 104 new COVID-19 instances and 6 new deaths linked to the virus.

It’s the primary time authorities have confirmed greater than 100 new infections since Aug. 12, after they reported the identical variety of instances as as we speak.

The province has now reported 61,599 COVID-19 infections and 5,739 deaths because the starting of the pandemic.

Of the brand new deaths, two had been reported up to now 24 hours, three occurred between Aug. 15 and Aug. 20, and one was earlier than Aug. 15.

11 a.m.: Ontario is reporting 108 new instances of COVID-19 and one new dying associated to the coronavirus.

The overall variety of instances now stands at 41,287, which incorporates 2,797 deaths and 37,487 instances marked as resolved.

There have been 90 instances newly marked as resolved in as we speak’s report.

Well being Minister Christine Elliott says 27 of Ontario’s 34 well being areas are reporting fewer than 5 new instances.

She says 16 of these reported no new instances in any respect.

Elliott says the province was capable of full practically 29,000 exams in the day before today.

10:30 a.m.: When children throughout the Higher Toronto Space get collectively on their groups this fall, they are going to be in hockey tools in hockey rinks, however they gained’t be taking part in hockey video games.

They’ll be capable of practise and perhaps scrimmage, however positively not hit.

Hockey — not less than as they’ve identified it, with five-on-five play — gained’t occur for a while.

Learn extra from the Star’s Kevin McGran as he breaks down a mother or father’s information to minor hockey within the GTA through the pandemic. (Warning: It’s sophisticated)

10 a.m.: The federal authorities introduced short-term adjustments Thursday to Canada’s decades-old Employment Insurance coverage (EI) program, in addition to new advantages to fill within the gaps. The extensively used Canada Emergency Response Profit (CERB) program will wind down in 4 weeks, giving Canadians a small runway to plan their subsequent steps.

Although there are nonetheless some inquiries to be answered and a few laws to be handed, right here the Star’s Rosa Saba supplies some ideas that will help you navigate the brand new COVID-19 advantages.

eight a.m.: China reported one other 22 new instances introduced by travellers from overseas, with no further native infections. The Nationwide Well being Fee mentioned 454 folks stay in therapy and three,667 are in isolation.

Whereas native unfold of the virus seems to have been contained in mainland China, the semi-autonomous southern metropolis of Hong Kong continues to battle with its worst outbreak because the pandemic started. The territory’s chief Carrie Lam mentioned Friday Hong Kong will provide free coronavirus exams to its residents over a interval of two weeks beginning Sept. 1, in hopes of restarting the services-dependent native financial system.

7 a.m.: A faculty yr set to start out in the course of a worldwide pandemic brings a large number of unprecedented challenges, however maybe none extra so than for kindergarten courses the place back-to-school security measures will face their greatest take a look at.

Bodily distancing will likely be particularly tough in kindergarten courses which are sometimes the biggest in faculties, many with between 25 and 30 college students and two adults — a trainer and early childhood educator (ECE) — in a single house.

In contrast to different elementary grades, kindergarten lecture rooms are set as much as facilitate group-style, play-based studying, not for college kids to sit down at particular person desks.

Learn the total story from the Star’s Megan Ogilvie and Noor Javed.

6 a.m.: India has recorded one other 24-hour bounce in coronavirus infections because the illness spreads throughout the nation’s southern states after plateauing within the capital and the monetary centre of Mumbai. The Well being Ministry reported 69,878 new instances on Saturday, bringing the full to 2,975,701. Globally India has been reporting the most important every day rise in instances for 18 consecutive days.

5:21 a.m.: South Korea is banning massive gatherings, closing seashores, shutting nightspots and church buildings and eradicating followers from skilled sports activities in strict new measures introduced Saturday because it battles the unfold of the coronavirus.

Well being Minister Park Neung-hoo introduced the steps shortly after the Korea Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention reported 332 new instances — the ninth straight day of triple-digit will increase. The nationwide caseload is now at 17,002, together with 309 deaths.

Whereas a lot of the new instances got here from the densely populated Seoul metropolitan space, which has been on the centre of the viral surge in current weeks, infections had been additionally reported in virtually each main metropolis and city, elevating issues that transmissions are slipping uncontrolled.

10 p.m. Friday: Canada Put up has closed a mail processing plant in Edmonton after an worker examined constructive for COVID-19.

The Crown company says the employee was uncovered to the virus outdoors the office and has not labored since Aug. 16.

It says the worker felt wonderful and had no signs.

Staff on the facility had been suggested of the constructive take a look at on Friday afternoon and everybody was despatched dwelling.

Canada Put up says it’s now within the strategy of deep-cleaning and sanitizing the 149 Road facility.

6:02 p.m. There are 124,282 confirmed instances in Canada, together with 9,062 deaths, in response to The Canadian Press.

This breaks down as follows (NOTE: The Star does its personal depend for Ontario; see entries elsewhere on this file.):

• Quebec: 61,495 confirmed (together with 5,733 deaths, 54,472 resolved)

• Ontario: 41,179 confirmed (together with 2,796 deaths, 37,397 resolved)

• Alberta: 12,748 confirmed (together with 230 deaths, 11,374 resolved)

• British Columbia: 4,825 confirmed (together with 200 deaths, 3,845 resolved)

• Saskatchewan: 1,595 confirmed (together with 22 deaths, 1,439 resolved)

• Nova Scotia: 1,077 confirmed (together with 64 deaths, 1,008 resolved)

• Manitoba: 830 confirmed (together with 12 deaths, 553 resolved)

• Newfoundland and Labrador: 268 confirmed (together with three deaths, 265 resolved)

• New Brunswick: 188 confirmed (together with two deaths, 178 resolved)

• Prince Edward Island: 44 confirmed (together with 40 resolved)

• Yukon: 15 confirmed, all of which have been resolved

• Repatriated Canadians account for 13 confirmed instances, all of which have been resolved

• Northwest Territories: 5 confirmed, all of which have been resolved

• Nunavut studies no confirmed instances.

Learn extra from Friday’s protection right here.