COVID-19 Cases Climbing Again as Variants Spread, Says Tam

COVID-19 Cases Climbing Again as Variants Spread, Says Tam
Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam provides an update on the COVID-19 pandemic during a press conference in Ottawa on Oct. 30, 2020. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
Updated:

OTTAWA—Canada’s chief public health officer says new COVID-19 cases are starting to tick back up after a month of decline.

The “moderate increase” at the national level noted by Dr. Theresa Tam is in keeping with models forecasting a spike in cases over the next two months unless public-health measures remain in place to combat more contagious strains of the virus.