Top doctor warns that severe illness likely to rise, trailing spike in COVID-19 cases

Canada's top physician says she fears the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths may increase in the coming weeks as the second wave continues to drive the national death toll toward 10,000. Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the number of Canadians experiencing severe illness is on the rise amid a spike in cases. Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox She says an average of 1,010 patients with COVID-19 were being treated in hospital each day over the