Last Updated Tuesday, April 13, 2021 12:40AM EDT The head of Toronto’s COVID-19 emergency response said Monday that younger residents living in hot spot neighbourhoods will not be getting an invite to attend mass immunization sites for now. “The eligibility that the province extended to those between 18 and 49 years old was and is limited to taking part in mobile and pop-up clinics that are launched specifically in high-risk neighborhoods,” Chief Mathew Pegg said. “The province did not make the vaccine available by other means including through city-operated vaccine clinics to that age category yet.” Speaking at a news conference, Pegg conceded that there has been some confusion around how the younger age group in hot spot areas can access vaccines.
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With Ontario setting a record for the number of COVID-19 cases in a single day on Sunday 4,456 a Toronto infectious disease expert and Mayor John Tory cautioned everyone to expect rough days ahead.
Sunday’s tally topped the previous single-day record of 4,227 COVID cases, set just two days earlier.
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Dr. Isaac Bogoch, a Toronto-based infectious disease expert, said no one should be surprised by the growing case counts as more contagious variants of concern take their toll.
Author of the article: Canadian Press
Publishing date: Apr 12, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 2 minute read •
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Ontario is reporting 4,401 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 15 new deaths due to the virus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 1,282 new cases in Toronto, 772 in Peel Region, 564 in York Region, 339 in Ottawa and 224 in Durham.
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The province says it has conducted 47,929 tests since the last daily report.
In total, 1,646 people are hospitalized in Ontario due to COVID-19, including 619 in intensive care, and 408 people are on ventilators.