Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 3,216 new cases of COVID-19; More than half of health-care workers struggling with burnout, poll finds; Some universities say no to proof of vaccination

The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Sunday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.

2:52 p.m.: Schools in Winnipeg and Brandon, Man., are being ordered to move classes online starting Wednesday until May 30.

Education Minister Cliff Cullen announced the measure in Winnipeg today.

He says it was prompted by increasing COVID-19 spread in the province that's infecting more young people and sending more patients to intensive care units.

Dr. Brent Roussin, the province's top doctor, also announced new measures to take effect in other regions, including moving schools with multiple cases online and cancelling extracurricular activities.

New restrictions on businesses, religious services and organized sports and other services also took effect today in a bid to curb the spread.

Opposition politicians and advocates have been calling for school closures in light of rising case numbers.

2:30 p.m.: Nova Scotia is reporting 165 new cases of COVID-19 today, with 138 of those cases in and around Halifax.

Meanwhile, Manitoba is reporting new daily COVID-19 cases over the 500 mark once again, with officials logging 532 new infections in the past 24 hours.

Newfoundland and Labrador has confirmed five new cases.

Public Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting six new cases.

11:45 a.m.: Quebec is reporting 960 new cases of COVID-19 and six additional deaths linked to the pandemic, including one in the last 24 hours.

Hospitalizations declined by eight in the previous 24 hours to 539, while the number of people in intensive care dropped by six to 124.

The province gave 74,694 doses of vaccine on Saturday, and has currently administered at least one shot to almost 42 per cent of the population.

11:30 a.m.: A COVID-19 vaccine likely won't be a requirement to return to the physical classroom at some universities in September, with several large schools saying they have no intention of mandating proof of immunization for students.

Though some schools remain undecided, the decisions from the University of British Columbia, University of Alberta and McGill University come as governments around the world work out how to handle so-called vaccine passports.

Meanwhile, other schools are still mulling whether to require proof of vaccination, such as the University of Toronto.

Likewise, Universities Canada said it's still weighing the options.

Read the full story from The Canadian Press here.

11 a.m.: Ontario is reporting another 3,216 COVID-19 cases and 47 more deaths, according to the province's latest report released Sunday morning.

The seven-day average is at 3,120 cases daily, or 150 weekly per 100,000. Ontario's seven-day average for deaths is at 29.4 daily.

The province says 38,540 COVID-19 tests were completed the previous day, and a 7.1 per cent positivity rate.

There are 1,640 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in the province, including 848 patients in intensive care. There are 580 people on ventilators.

Ontario has administered 121,075 vaccine doses since its last daily update, with 6,144,685 vaccines given in total as of 8 p.m. the previous night. The province says 392,835 people have completed their vaccinations, which means they've had both doses.

Health Minister Christine Elliott says locally there are 903 new cases in Toronto, 752 in Peel, 335 in York Region, 187 in Durham as well as 150 in Ottawa.

Read the full story from Zena Salem here.

10:30 a.m.: Ontario is reporting 3,216 new cases of COVID-19 and over 38,500 tests completed, according to Health Minister Christine Elliott. Locally, there are 903 new cases in Toronto, 752 in Peel, 335 in York Region, 187 in Durham and 150 in Ottawa. As of 8:00 p.m. Saturday, 6,144,685 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered, Ellliott said in a tweet Sunday morning.

7:01 a.m.: On May 3, the British government announced that only one person had died of COVID-19 in the previous 24 hours.

It was a sharp turn around in a little over three months, from the country's worst ever death toll in the pandemic, to almost none.

It's also something, health experts say, Canadians can look to with hope.

The U.K. shows the best way forward for Canada," said Dr. Fahad Razak, an internal medicine specialist at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto.

The way, said Razak, is about getting more vaccines into arms, and keeping smart public health measures in place for as long as possible, to let the vaccines do their thing.

In January, the U.K. saw record numbers of new cases, deaths, hospitalizations and intensive care admissions. They were three to five times the worst numbers Canada has ever seen.

On January 8, more than 68,000 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, on Jan. 20, more than 1,820 people died. There were that month, more than 39,000 people in hospital on the worst day, and more than 4,000 in intensive care.

Now, after half the British population has had a single vaccine dose, one-quarter have had two, and the entire country faced a strict lockdown with a gradual, staged, reopening, the U.K.'s picture isn't just better, it's a whole new world.

4:38 a.m.: An Oracle Research poll of 2,600 registered practical nurses that belong to Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) across the province shows that more than half of those surveyed said they were coping poorly" or extremely poorly" at work over the past year of the pandemic.

Just over 80 per cent reported that their workload had increased a lot", and 86 per cent said they believe the potential for medical errors has increased over the past 12 months.

Over 90 per cent are worried about bringing COVID-19 home to their families, and 70 per cent reported facing increased violence from patients and their families.

It has all led 30 per cent of the workers surveyed to consider leaving the profession, the poll shows.

A study of over 550 registered practical nurses conducted by the Service Employees International Union reflects similar levels of burn out.

The internal research by the union finds that 94 per cent of RPNs experience working short regularly, and 72 per cent believe staffing insufficient.

Parks said the pandemic is having a profound effect on morale, and she's seeing it play out every shift.

Nurses who were already working short in many instances are now taking on additional duties to help connect families barred from hospitals because of COVID-19 restrictions, she said.

We, as nurses, we're not only now looking after patients health care, but we're also their support service," Parks said. We're holding their hands and watching some who are at their last stage of life, trying to make sure they're not alone."

Ashley MacRae, an RPN at hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont., said the survey results ring true to her.

When you're giving everything you can, and it's not enough anymore, it's exhausting," she said. I just feel like when I talk to my co-workers, they're burned out, they're done."

MacRae said registered practical nurses are making less than their registered nurse colleagues, and with the extreme workload and stress, many are looking for other jobs.

She also worries that trauma experienced by RPNs during the pandemic will be felt for years, as they struggle with their mental health.

A lot of the nurses I don't think will ever recover from seeing all of the loss and having to move on to the next loss and having to move on to the next patient and having to continue going on," she said.

The president of CUPE's Ontario Council of Hospital Unions said the government must address the rising stress on nurses, offer them further mental health supports and increase wages to help with workforce retention.

Michael Hurley said RPNs are working at understaffed facilities, extended shifts, are subject to redeployment, mandatory overtime and most have not had a vacation since the start of the pandemic.

How long can you expect people to be strong? How long can you expect them to be able to stand up to this?" he said. They are trying to make sure that people get the care they need during COVID. All of this adds up to enormous pressure on individuals."

4:01 a.m.: There are 1,279,971 confirmed cases in Canada.

Canada: 1,279,971 confirmed cases (81,052 active, 1,174,351 resolved, 24,568 deaths).*The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among repatriated travellers.

There were 6,805 new cases Saturday. The rate of active cases is 213.27 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 52,103 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 7,443.

There were 39 new reported deaths Saturday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 307 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 44. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.12 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 64.64 per 100,000 people.

There have been 32,549,753 tests completed.

Newfoundland and Labrador: 1,133 confirmed cases (71 active, 1,056 resolved, six deaths).

There were six new cases Saturday. The rate of active cases is 13.6 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 52 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is seven.

There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 1.15 per 100,000 people.

There have been 248,761 tests completed.

Prince Edward Island: 186 confirmed cases (10 active, 176 resolved, zero deaths).

There were zero new cases Saturday. The rate of active cases is 6.26 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of five new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is one.

There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is zero per 100,000 people.

There have been 148,332 tests completed.

Nova Scotia: 3,754 confirmed cases (1,538 active, 2,145 resolved, 71 deaths).

There were 163 new cases Saturday. The rate of active cases is 157.04 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 1,179 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 168.

There was one new reported death Saturday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of four new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is one. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.06 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 7.25 per 100,000 people.

There have been 661,716 tests completed.

New Brunswick: 1,996 confirmed cases (142 active, 1,813 resolved, 41 deaths).

There were eight new cases Saturday. The rate of active cases is 18.17 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 63 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is nine.

There was one new reported death Saturday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of five new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is one. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.09 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 5.25 per 100,000 people.

There have been 312,348 tests completed.

Quebec: 357,174 confirmed cases (8,655 active, 337,538 resolved, 10,981 deaths).

There were 958 new cases Saturday. The rate of active cases is 100.94 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 6,300 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 900.

There were seven new reported deaths Saturday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 48 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is seven. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.08 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 128.06 per 100,000 people.

There have been 8,540,951 tests completed.

Ontario: 489,087 confirmed cases (32,888 active, 447,938 resolved, 8,261 deaths).

There were 2,864 new cases Saturday. The rate of active cases is 223.21 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 22,354 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 3,193.

There were 25 new reported deaths Saturday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 182 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 26. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.18 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 56.07 per 100,000 people.

There have been 14,264,950 tests completed.

Manitoba: 41,425 confirmed cases (3,237 active, 37,198 resolved, 990 deaths).

There were 488 new cases Saturday. The rate of active cases is 234.69 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 2,432 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 347.

There were three new reported deaths Saturday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 14 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is two. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.15 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 71.78 per 100,000 people.

There have been 709,668 tests completed.

Saskatchewan: 42,964 confirmed cases (2,293 active, 40,169 resolved, 502 deaths).

There were 269 new cases Saturday. The rate of active cases is 194.54 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 1,604 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 229.

There were zero new reported deaths Saturday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of eight new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is one. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.1 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 42.59 per 100,000 people.

There have been 792,177 tests completed.

Alberta: 207,157 confirmed cases (25,155 active, 179,894 resolved, 2,108 deaths).

There were 2,042 new cases Saturday. The rate of active cases is 568.88 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 13,990 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 1,999.

There were two new reported deaths Saturday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 25 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is four. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.08 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 47.67 per 100,000 people.

There have been 4,272,048 tests completed.

British Columbia: 134,341 confirmed cases (6,940 active, 125,799 resolved, 1,602 deaths).

There were zero new cases Saturday. The rate of active cases is 134.82 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 4,024 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 575.

There were zero new reported deaths Saturday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 21 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is three. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.06 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 31.12 per 100,000 people.

There have been 2,556,533 tests completed.

Yukon: 82 confirmed cases (one active, 79 resolved, two deaths).

There were zero new cases Saturday. The rate of active cases is 2.38 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of one new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is zero.

There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 4.76 per 100,000 people.

There have been 9,129 tests completed.

Northwest Territories: 99 confirmed cases (48 active, 51 resolved, zero deaths).

There were zero new cases Saturday. The rate of active cases is 106.29 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 48 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is seven.

There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is zero per 100,000 people.

There have been 20,024 tests completed.

Nunavut: 560 confirmed cases (74 active, 482 resolved, four deaths).

There were seven new cases Saturday. The rate of active cases is 188.04 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 51 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is seven.

There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 10.16 per 100,000 people.

There have been 13,040 tests completed.