Good evening, these are the top coronavirus headlines tonight:
Top headlines:
In the past seven days, there were 486 deaths from COVID-19 nationally. At least 5,670 people are being treated in hospitals and 363 are in the ICU.
Canada’s inoculation rate is 15th among countries with a population of one million or more people.
Sources: Canada data is compiled from government websites, Johns Hopkins and COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group; international data is from Johns Hopkins University.
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Leah Hennel’s Alone Together: A Pandemic Photo Essay takes readers through the devastation and joy of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Calgary-based photojournalist Leah Hennel had unique access during the pandemic, as a contract photographer for Alberta Health Services. Her new book is out now.Leah Hennel
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