COVID-19: Stay-at-home order extended to June 2; Ontario surpasses half a million total cases
COVID-19: Stay-at-home order extended to June 2; Ontario surpasses half a million total cases
The province also reported 31 deaths, including six people between the ages of 40 and 59 By NOW Staff
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Ontario extends stay-at-home order, blames feds (again) for current crisis
1:20 pm The province is extending its stay-at-home order until June 2, Premier Doug Ford announced at a press conference Thursday afternoon.
The announcement, which was widely expected as the province continues to navigate a third wave of the virus, includes maintaining current restrictions on outdoor gatherings and recreational activities. The premier says the measure is aimed at ensuring “the most normal July and August” possible.
COVID-19: Toronto opens 17K vaccine appointments for week of May 10; Ontario reports 3,166 new cases
COVID-19: Toronto opens 17K vaccine appointments for week of May 10; Ontario reports 3,166 new cases
Ontario broke provincial vaccination records for the second consecutive day, with 144,724 doses administered in the past 24 hours By NOW Staff
Toronto opens new block of vaccine appointments for week of May 10
4:30 pm The city opened more than 17,000 new vaccine appointments across five city-run clinics for the week of May 10 due to additional supply.
The move means the city clinics can administer approximately 98,000 vaccine doses between May 10 and 16. Previously, appointments at city clinics had almost completely booked up through early June after the province expanded eligibility to all people 18 and up living in hot spots.
COVID-19: Ontario reports almost 3,500 cases, 26 deaths
COVID-19: Ontario reports almost 3,500 cases, 26 deaths
The province s cases rise above the 3,400 mark after two days of daily counts below 3,000 By NOW Staff
Ontario reports 3,424 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths
Ontario is reporting 3,424 new cases of COVID-19 and 26 deaths on May 6 after two consecutive days of case counts under 3,000.
The province detected 2,941 new cases on Wednesday, 2,791 cases on Tuesday and 3,436 on Monday. Despite the increase back over 3,000 today, the seven-day rolling average is still on the decline, dropping from 3,432 on Wednesday to 3,369 today.
Ontario administered a record high 141,038 vaccine doses in the past day, bringing the provincial total to 5,740,761 total vaccine doses administered, including 384,589 people fully vaccinated.
Large pop-up vaccination clinic to open in North Etobicoke
3 pm Today, the province announced a large pop-up clinic will open BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Complex in North Etobicoke in partnership with BAPS Charities, William Osler Health System and Toronto Public Health. It will run for three weeks and appointment bookings will be opened through the William Osler Health System booking system to people living nearby on April 14.
The clinic will be open to people age 18 and older in the postal codes M9R, M9V, L4T, and L6S.
Future mobile and pop-up clinics will be promoted locally by community groups and local public health units, and will not use the provincial booking system, the government said today.
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