By Patty WinsaData ReporterMon., July 13, 2020timer6 min. readAfter a weekend when Disney World in Orlando opened its doors for the first time since March, Premier Doug Ford announced amusement parks would not be making the cut for Stage 3 reopenings slated to begin Friday in most of Ontario.Private karaoke rooms and buffets also won’t…
New daily confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been in steady decline for about five weeks in Ontario.Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to release details today of what the province’s Stage 3 of reopening will look like. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to announce plans for Stage 3 of the province’s reopening…
TORONTO — One day after recording a slight spike, Ontario has dipped back down to fewer than 200 new COVID-19 cases. Health officials logged another 175 patients infected with the novel coronavirus on Sunday morning, bringing the provincial total number of cases to 33,476. Today, Ontario is reporting fewer than 200 cases again, with 175…
TORONTO — Ontario has once again recorded more than 300 new cases of COVID-19 as the number of tests completed in a single day falls back below the provincial goal of 20,000. Health officials confirmed another 326 cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, as well as 19 more deaths. The new patients bring the…
Toronto and its surrounding cities account for a disproportionately high number of Ontario’s new cases of COVID-19, according to a CBC News analysis of provincial data on novel coronavirus infections.Nurses conduct COVID-19 testing at the William Osler Health System’s drive-thru assessment centre in Toronto. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)Toronto and its surrounding regions account for a disproportionately high…
The latest novel coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Wednesday (this file will be updated throughout the day). Web links to longer stories if available.5:41 p.m. Ontario’s regional health units are now reporting more than 25,000 COVID-19 cases following a second consecutive day of case totals that suggest a recent declining trend may…
Ontario has reported 340 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the provincial total to 22,653. The provincial health ministry says 1,881 people have died, 934 are in hospital, 171 are in intensive care units and 129 are on ventilators.Members of the public wait in line outside a COVID-19 assessment centre located at Michael Garron Hospital…
The province’s network of labs processed 13,970 tests, a decrease from a record 17,618 the day before last and below the 16,000 tests per day target instituted last week. The backlog of tests now sits at 9.018.The number of new daily cases of COVID-19 in Ontario continued on its downward trend on Monday. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)Ontario…
The province’s networks of labs processed 15,179 tests in the last 24 hours, more than any of the three days previous but still short of the 16,000 tests per day target set back in April.Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he spoke with cottage country mayors about the upcoming long weekend on Wednesday. (Rick Madonik/The Canadian…
By Rob FergusonQueen’s Park BureauRobert BenzieQueen’s Park Bureau ChiefMon., April 20, 2020timer3 min. readArmed with new data suggesting Ontario has hit its COVID-19 peak with fewer cases than feared, Premier Doug Ford is developing a “framework” for slowly reopening the economy.The province is on track to have fewer than 20,000 cases in this first wave…
