Sarah Leavitt

The latest spike in Quebec COVID-19 cases is largely due to adults between the ages of 20 and 29.

While those adults&nbsp;are less likely to be hospitalized or die from COVID-19, epidemiologists agree the severity of the pandemic's second wave in Quebec depends largely on their behaviour.

Chief public health officer warns of pandemic 'fatigue' as COVID cases surge among young people

Canada's chief public health officer is calling on Canadians to resist giving in to pandemic fatigue as novel coronavirus cases among young people surge across the country.

People sit on a cement block as they wait for a table at a bar's outdoor patio in the Byward Market in Ottawa, on Sunday, July 12, 2020. Data shows young people are contracting the coronavirus at higher rates than earlier on during the pandemic. 

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"Now, by the end of July, the people who are&nbsp;getting infected by COVID-19 are mostly younger people," says Montreal epidemiologist&nbsp;Dr.&nbsp;Nima Machouf.

In a news conference held on Friday in Ottawa, Canada's chief medical officer Dr.Theresa Tam echoed that statement.

"The upward trend in daily case counts is worrisome," she said.

"I must urge all Canadians, particularly young adults, to not give in to COVID fatigue."

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