As new coronavirus cases in Canada continue to decline and vaccinations ramp up across the country, Canadians are left wondering if the third wave of COVID-19 is behind them – and whether another surge is expected later this year.
Monday saw the lowest national daily count — 4,586 new cases — since March 29, right before infections surged to record levels in mid-April. Deaths in the country reached 25,000 Tuesday.
With some provinces still grappling with high infection rates and hospitalizations, the third wave is “definitely not over” but the country is “headed in the right direction,” said Isaac Bogoch, an infectious diseases specialist at the University of Toronto.
