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Coronavirus: Toronto officials provide update on city's COVID-19 response | LIVE

Coronavirus: Toronto officials provide update on city's COVID-19 response | LIVE

Mayor John Tory will be joined by Toronto’s medical officer of health Dr. Eileen de Villa to provide an update on the city’s COVID-19 cases and the ongoing response to the pandemic on Wednesday.

Toronto reported 636 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, while there were 504 reported in Peel Region and 218 reported in York Region.

On Tuesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced new Hydro relief rates as well as an expanded support for a learners program to help parents after he announced on Monday a provincewide shutdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic that begins on Dec. 26 at 12:01 a.m.

The shutdown will last for four weeks in southern areas of the province and two weeks in northern areas.

“Unfortunately, despite the restrictions, we’ve seen growing numbers of people travelling between regions within Ontario,” Ford said during Monday’s press conference.

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Coronavirus: Toronto COVID-19 modelling shows cases exceeding April peak, city's top doctor says

Coronavirus: Toronto COVID-19 modelling shows cases exceeding April peak, city's top doctor says

Toronto’s medical officer of health, Dr. Eileen de Villa presented new COVID-19 modelling projections on Wednesday, saying that with the current level of transmission, they could see disease activity in the next few weeks of October “that would exceed our April peak.”

“If the virus is left unchecked heading into November, things can get much worse,” de Villa added.

“Infections continue to rise week-over-week, peaking between early March and early May 2021.”

The city’s top doctor also said escalating public health measures “drives transmissibility down” and that if measures to control COVID-19 spread are added at the end of October, “by the end of May 2021, the total number of people infected would be six times lower compared to a scenario of taking no action.”

Ontario reported 583 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the provincial total to 55,945. According to the provincial report, 180 new cases were recorded in Toronto.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Toronto officials provide update on city's response to COVID-19 | FULL

Coronavirus outbreak: Toronto officials provide update on city's response to COVID-19 | FULL

Toronto Mayor John Tor, joined by the city’s medical officer of health Dr. Eileen de Villa and Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg, gave an update on the city’s COVID-19 cases and the ongoing response to the pandemic on Thursday.

On Wednesday, the mayor said the city will create quiet streets to accommodate more pedestrians and cyclists during the pandemic.

Tory said 50 kilometres of roads in the city will be closed to all but local traffic. He said this will help create more space for the increasing number of people going outside as the weather gets better.

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