Your weekly COVID-19 update Every Tuesday, the Maclean's daily newsletter will catch you up on what you need to know about Canada's fight against the coronavirus. This week, Patricia Treble focuses on one story worth watching, and you can get a sneak peek here. You'll also get the same mix of Maclean's stories you expect every day if you scroll down below. As of early August, the number of new cases reported daily in Canada had settled into a range of around 400 a day, plus or minus 20 cases. For the most recent two weeks ending on Aug. 10, Canada added 5,520 cases (or 393 per day) to its cumulative total, down 15 per cent from the previous two weeks, when it reported 6,487 cases (463 per day). Those short-term statistics look good, especially when compared to late May when the nation was racking up more than 1,000 cases a day. Yet, the current figures aren’t as low as they were in June and early July when Canada was adding around 4,500 cases per two-week block. The difference between then and now is simple: since early summer, many provinces have significantly relaxed their COVID-19 restrictions. For instance, as of this week, all of Ontario is in the province’s Stage 3, which allows higher-risk COVID-19 settings, such as bars and gyms to reopen. The result of all that unwinding of lockdown measures is more cases, and, in some hotspots, more deaths. READ MORE >> | 