Ontario reports 744 new COVID-19 cases, 24 more deaths
Ontario is reporting a dip in the number of new COVID-19 infections today after a slight uptick in daily case counts over the past couple of days.
Provincial health officials logged 744 new COVID-19 cases today, down from 914 on Friday and 870 on Thursday.
Race between vaccines and variants is back on as B.1.617 takes hold in Canada
A new coronavirus variant is taking hold in Canada, leaving experts divided over whether it will expose the weaknesses in our strategy to prioritize first doses of COVID-19 vaccines and jeopardize reopening in much of the country.
Some worry that’s the case, but with Canada’s vaccine supply ramping up and second doses accelerating across the country, others believe fears over B.1.617 may be overblown.
So how at risk are we from B.1.617, the variant first identified in India also known as delta, and how concerned should Canadians be as we inch closer to reopening much of the country?
I can now schedule my second Jab as of Monday. Let’s hope it works.
