Ontario reports 3,469 new COVID-19 cases, 22 more deaths
Ontario reported more than 3,400 new COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths on Tuesday, as hospitalizations continue to rise steadily.
Provincial health officials logged 3,469 new coronavirus infections, a notable drop from 4,447 cases on Monday.
Ontario reported 4,250 infections on Sunday, 4,362 on Saturday and a record 4,812 cases on Friday
Peel Region to order sweeping business closings in rebuke of Ontario’s COVID-19 measures
Peel Region’s top doctor is ordering sweeping new business closings to combat the third wave of COVID-19, as Premier Doug Ford faces growing pushback over his government’s pandemic plan.
Lawrence Loh, Medical Officer of Health for Peel, will issue a new order on Tuesday to direct all businesses with five or more cases of COVID-19 within the past two weeks to shutter for 10 days.
The closings will be ordered when at least five cases are deemed to have been “reasonably acquired” in the workplace, and will take effect as early as Friday. The names of the businesses will be published on Peel’s website once they’ve been notified. The region includes the cities of Brampton and Mississauga.
