Ontario is reporting a new record number of COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day and it comes despite a drop off in testing that has coincided with the holiday season.
The Ministry of Health says that there were 2,923 new cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus confirmed on Tuesday, pushing the rolling seven-day average up to 2,309.
It is a marked increase on the then record 2,553 cases that were reported one day prior.
WARMINGTON: Lockdown makes no sense without rapid COVID testing at Pearson
It’s obvious who the first two people tested for coronavirus at Pearson International should be: Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips and former federal finance minister Bill Morneau.
After all, both figured it was OK to travel during the pandemic while government and health officials urged the rest of us to stay at home to stop the spread of the deadly virus.
The current lockdown might slow the spread of the UK variant, but it won’t stop it. I suspect they’ll just lock us down again if it becomes dominant later. Just a little something to look forward to in 2021.
