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OTTAWA — The Canadian death toll from the coronavirus outbreak jumped by more than 50 per cent on Sunday, and impatient officials threatened to punish people refusing to take precautions to fight the spread of the highly contagious illness.

The number of deaths from the respiratory disease rose to 20 by 6 p.m. on Sunday from 13 the previous day, Ottawa said, while the number of confirmed cases jumped to 1,430 from 1,099. There are coronavirus cases in all 10 Canadian provinces.

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Canada has already closed its borders to all but essential travel and announced a C$27 billion ($19 billion) aid package for people and businesses most affected by the crisis. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said more measures would be needed.

“We’re looking now at what those next steps are to ensure that our economy is able to pick up again once we’re through this. It is likely to take months,” he told reporters on Sunday, but did not give details.