TASS: Over 22,00 coronavirus cases confirmed in Canada

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Canada has grown by nearly 1,400 in the past day and reached 22,133, the country's health ministry said on Friday.

So far, around 391,300 people in Canada have been tested for novel coronavirus COVID-19. Most coroanvirus cases were reported in the provinces of Quebes (11,677), Ontario (6,237) and Alberta (1,500), TASS reports.

The first coronavirus case in Canada was registered on January 15. As of now, the death toll reached 569, over 6,000 people recovered. Twelve out of thirteen Canadian provinces have been affected, with an exception of Nunavut.

Many Canadian provinces declared state of emergency over coronavirus outbreak. On March 21, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not rule out that a nationwide state of emergency may be declared in the country.