Ontario reported 1,095 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, along with 23 deaths, as Toronto hit its lowest daily case total since the end of the second wave. The provincial seven-day rolling average of new cases now stands at 1,622, down 70 from Tuesday. Across the GTA, Toronto reported 257 cases,...
Both in Estevan and throughout the province, the long weekend saw nothing but a steady decline in active cases of COVID-19. That decline continued today as active cases fell below 1500 for the first time since March. Also, there were no deaths to report for the second day in...
New Brunswick is reporting nine new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, as well as an outbreak at a special care home in Shediac. Dr. Jennifer Russell, the province's chief medical officer of health, said there is one confirmed case in an employee at Ti Bons Soins, a memory care home...
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health will provide an update on the province’s COVID-19 situation on Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Deena Hinshaw will give her update at 3:30 p.m., which will be live-streamed in this post. The majority of Alberta students returned to the classroom on Tuesday, following a weeks-long shift to...
As Manitoba public health officials announced 259 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths on Tuesday, they also announced the public health orders put in place for the May long weekend will stay in effect for the remainder of the week. “Our case numbers remain too high,” said Dr. Brent Roussin,...
The Manitoba government is extending strict public health orders aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19. With hospitals filling up and some patients being shipped to Ontario, some rules enacted for the May long weekend will remain in place until the end of the week. That includes no gatherings, indoors or...
Quebec is reporting 346 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday in what marks the lowest daily tally of infections recorded since mid-September 2020. The province’s case count has been on a downswing, with the latest roundup making the third consecutive day that it is under 500. Six additional deaths were recorded, but none...
Health officials in Ontario have recorded the first death of a person with a rare blood clot who received a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in April. Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Barbara Yaffe confirmed the news during the province’s bi-weekly update on its COVID-19 response Tuesday. “Unfortunately,...
More than 65 per cent of Toronto adults have now received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The city announced the milestone on Tuesday morning following a holiday weekend blitz that included a pop up clinic inside the rotunda at city hall in which thousands of residents, some as...
Ontario reported fewer than 1,100 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the lowest single-day case count since early March. Provincial health officials logged 1,039 new coronavirus cases and 33 additional deaths. Tuesday marks the lowest case count since March 6 when 990 cases were reported. Ontario labs, however, processed 16,857 tests in...