On April 6, Canada’s rate of new COVID-19 cases came as close as its ever been to that of the United States since the beginning of the pandemic, as Canada posted 180.8 cases per million population, while the U.S. posted 195.7 per million population. https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada-likely-to-exceed-u-s-infection-rate-in-coming-days/">https://www.macleans.ca/news/cana...

And our case count is rising so fast—up 28 per cent in the past week alone—that we’re likely to exceed the plateauing U.S. rate in the coming days.  https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada-likely-to-exceed-u-s-infection-rate-in-coming-days/">https://www.macleans.ca/news/cana...

Those numbers come as a jolt. For the past 13 months, Canadians have taken comfort in the idea that our government-funded health care system is decidedly better than the confusing public-private system south of the border. https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada-likely-to-exceed-u-s-infection-rate-in-coming-days/">https://www.macleans.ca/news/cana...

So, how have things changed? @patriciatreble reports: https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada-likely-to-exceed-u-s-infection-rate-in-coming-days/">https://www.macleans.ca/news/cana...