Ontario reports 28 net new COVID-19 deaths
Ontario reported 28 net new COVID-19 deaths on Friday, as hospitalizations continued a weeks-long decline.
The Ministry of Health said 26 of the deaths occurred in the last 30 days and two others from earlier were just discovered and added to the total.
Ontario on track to lift mask mandate by end of March despite signs new BA.2 subvariant will soon be dominant: official
Ontario’s top health official says that the province remains on track to lifts its mask mandate by the end of the month, despite signs suggesting that the more infectious Omicron subvariant BA.2 is well on its way to becoming dominant.
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore made the comment during a briefing on Thursday afternoon.
