Figures include cases for which a detailed case report form has been received by the Public Health Agency of Canada from provincial partners. * Community setting is defined as a case that had no known contact with a travel-related case and had not travelled outside of Canada in the 14 days prior to illness onset.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, canada.ca, May 24, 2020, 11:00 am EDT. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Probable exposure setting of Canadian COVID-19 cases as of May 24, 2020
As of May 24, 2020, 81 percent of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Canada were likely transmitted in a community setting, compared to 19 percent of cases which were attributed to travelling or contact with a traveller who had returned to Canada. This statistic shows the proportion of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Canada as of May 24, 2020, by probable exposure setting.
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Government of Canada. (May 24, 2020). Distribution of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Canada as of May 24, 2020, by probable exposure setting [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 16, 2026, from /statistics/1107162/covid19-cases-exposure-setting-canada/
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