Ont. sets single-day record for new COVID-19 cases for second day in a row as number of ICU patients surpasses 700
For the second consecutive day, Ontario is reporting another single-day record for new cases of the novel coronavirus as the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care surpasses 700.
Ontario health officials logged 4,812 new infections today, topping the previous record of 4,736 set on Thursday.
The rolling seven-day average of new cases is now 4,292, up by more than 1,000 cases week-over-week.
Further COVID-19 restrictions likely for Ontario as 3rd wave worsens
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his cabinet are set to meet again Friday morning to consider further COVID-19 restrictions to combat a worsening third wave that is pushing the province’s health-care system to the breaking point.
The meeting comes ahead of a scheduled briefing from the province’s COVID-19 science advisory table that is expected include stark new forecasts for the weeks ahead.
A government source told CBC News revised modelling suggests Ontario could see up to 18,000 daily cases of COVID-19 by the end of May if current trends continue unabated, even with help from the province’s ongoing vaccination campaign.
They make furniture and sports uniforms, sell cars and build condos. All remain open as Ontario’s third wave worsens
A retail marketing firm. An Amazon warehouse. A maker of sports uniforms. A metal polishing firm. All of these workplaces remain open in Canada’s largest city – and all had more than 20 COVID-19 cases among their workers in recent weeks, according to data analysis by The Globe and Mail.
As Ontario sets new records for increases in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and people in ICUs – all driven by the spread of more infectious variants – some medical experts say further restrictions, in areas such as manufacturing and construction, are now warranted.
Basically they’re saying we screwed up, the 1st lockdown was too lenient resulting in a significant uptick in Covid infections so now we’re gonna double down and see if that helps.
