Ontario reports 928 new COVID-19 cases; highest test positivity in six months
Ontario reported 928 new COVID-19 cases and nine additional deaths on Tuesday, with labs seeing the highest test positivity rate recorded in the province since the end of May.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases now stands at 975, up from 940 yesterday and 794 one week ago.
Most Canadians support strong border measures amid new Omicron COVID-19 variant: poll
Since the announced detection of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, a new poll suggests Canadians are bracing for the worst.
More than four in five respondents to an online survey by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies said they support closing the Canadian border to travellers coming from specific countries where the variant is already present.
In response to the detection of Omicron, Canada quickly put in place travel measures, including banning visitors who have recently travelled through 10 African countries, to curb the spread.
I hope Justin calls out their racism!
