Here are the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Wednesday:
Global tech conference Collision moves Toronto event online in 2021 due to pandemic
Global technology conference Collision has cancelled plans to host its annual event in Toronto next year and instead will host the gathering online again.
Organizers sent emails to past conference attendees Wednesday saying they made the decision because of uncertainty due to pandemic.
This will be the second year the travelling conference has had to give up plans to stage the massive event in Toronto because of the health crisis.
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Global tech conference Collision moves Toronto event online in 2021 due to pandemic
Status of cases in the GTA
Ontario reported a total of 2,139 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday.
Of those:
- 780 were in Toronto
- 528 were in Peel Region
- 148 were in York Region
- 143 were in Durham Region
- 55 were in Halton Region
Ontario surpasses 4,000 coronavirus deaths, reports more than 2,100 new cases again
Ontario reported 2,139 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, marking the second highest single-day increase to date, bringing the provincial total to 146,535.
The death toll in the province has risen to 4,035 as 43 more deaths were reported.
Resolved cases increased by 2,043 from the previous day. The government said 49,189 tests were processed in the last 24 hours.
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Ontario surpasses 4,000 coronavirus deaths, reports more than 2,100 new cases again
Ontario long-term care homes
According to the Ministry of Long-Term Care, there have been 2,442 deaths reported among residents and patients in long-term care homes across Ontario which is an increase of 18 deaths.
There are 135 current outbreaks in homes, an increase of one from the previous day.
The ministry also indicated there are currently 728 active cases among long-term care residents and 788 active cases among staff — up by 33 cases and up by 27 cases, respectively, in the last day.
Ontario child care centres and schools
Meanwhile, government figures show there have been a total of 6,847 school-related COVID-19 cases in Ontario — 4,743 among students and 1,010 among staff (1,094 individuals were not identified). This is an increase of 223 more cases over a 24-hour period.
The COVID-19 cases are currently from 933 out of 4,828 schools in the province. Twenty schools in Ontario are currently closed, the government indicated.
There have been a total of 1,159 confirmed cases within child care centres and homes — an increase of 35 (22 child cases and 13 staff cases.) Out of 5,251 child care centres in Ontario, 235 currently have cases and 52 centres are closed.
NOTE: This story will be updated throughout the day.
— With files from The Canadian Press.