Published Wednesday, April 21, 2021 9:53PM EDT The city s top doctor is urging residents to follow public health measures to disrupt the spread of COVID-19 as the number of COVID-19 patients in Toronto hospitals is the highest it s ever been since the pandemic began. Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto s medical officer of health, said there are currently 1,010 people in the hospital, with 194 of them in intensive care. Of those, 128 are intubated. The figures for people currently in hospital, people currently in ICU, and people currently intubated are all the highest recorded at any point in the pandemic so far, de Villa said.
Posted: Apr 21, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 21
The Centro Cultural Latinoamericano Toronto is a community hub in Little Jamaica, a gathering place for a cross-section of low-income, racialized populations, many of whom are immigrants.(Submitted by Enzo Moreno)
Members of Toronto s Latino community are nearly seven times more likely to contract COVID-19 than their white counterparts, according to new data from Toronto Public Health.
They re also four times as likely to require hospitalization to treat the disease a statistic that could have huge implications as It s like if it was first-class citizens and second-class citizens, said Enzo Moreno, director of the Centro Cultural Latinoamericano Toronto.
Posted: Apr 21, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 21
The Centro Cultural Latinoamericano Toronto is a community hub in Little Jamaica, a gathering place for a cross-section of low-income, racialized populations, many of whom are immigrants.(Submitted by Enzo Moreno)
Members of Toronto s Latino community are nearly seven times more likely to contract COVID-19 than their white counterparts, according to new data from Toronto Public Health.
They re also four times as likely to require hospitalization to treat the disease â a statistic that could have huge implications as It s like if it was first-class citizens and second-class citizens, said Enzo Moreno, director of the Centro Cultural Latinoamericano Toronto.
Toronto sees 1,074 new COVID-19 cases as 3rd wave rages on
Toronto reported 1,074 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday as residents 40 and up were officially allowed to register to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine at pharmacies.
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Posted: Apr 20, 2021 11:34 AM ET | Last Updated: April 20
Residents of the Jane and Finch community, in northwest Toronto’s M3N area code, form a long line outside a temporary COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Driftwood Community Centre on Apr. 19, 2021.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Toronto reported 1,074 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday as residents 40 and up were officially allowed to register to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine at pharmacies.
The Canadian Press, with files from staff
Ontario’s two biggest coronavirus hot spots are moving to temporarily close businesses with recent outbreaks of the virus, in an effort to rein in surging case counts experts said were fuelled by workplace spread.
The City of Toronto and Peel Region announced within hours of each other Tuesday that they would issue updated orders requiring businesses that have seen five or more linked cases in the past 14 days to shut down for 10 days. During that time, workers would have to self-isolate, they said.
“Workplaces that are open provide an opportunity for coronavirus to spread,” said Dr. Eileen de Villa, the medical officer of health for Toronto, in a statement. “Given that the majority of our cases are now as a result of variants of concern, which transmit faster, this order will support Toronto Public Health’s investigators to help workplaces immediately reduce the risk of spread and manage workplace outbreaks quickly.”