Ontario is reporting 4,094 cases of #COVID19 and nearly 52,200 tests completed. Locally, there are 1,191 new cases in Toronto, 1,014 in Peel, 406 in York Region, 226 in Niagara and 199 in Durham.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) April 24, 2021
COVID-19: Public Health Ontario confirms 36 cases of B.1.617 variant now in province
Public Health Ontario (PHO) has confirmed 36 B.1.617 variant cases, the so-called “double mutant” variant of COVID-19 first detected in India, have been confirmed across the province.
In a statement to Global News Friday evening, the agency said six cases were detected through its genomics surveillance program.
As usual Trudeau acted too late.
More COVID-19 patients dying at home, Ontario coroner says
At least 25 people have died in their homes rather than in hospitals or nursing homes since April 1, Dr. Dirk Huyer told CBC News Friday. There could be more cases that his office is unaware of, he added.
The new reality is a deviation from earlier waves of the pandemic, when most COVID-19 deaths took place in nursing homes and hospitals. It goes to show how dangerous the current caseload is in Ontario, Huyer said.
He said he was particularly troubled that some of the people who’ve died at home were in their 30s, 40s and 50s.
Didn’t a couple of MASH units get set up to handle the overflow?
