Here are the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Monday.
York Region no longer under stay-at-home order and joins red zone of pandemic response
Businesses in York Region are allowed to reopen as the public health unit returns to the second-most restrictive red level of public health precautions.
Non-essential retailers and restaurants can welcome customers back, with capacity limits and physical distancing in place.
York has long logged some of Ontario’s highest COVID-19 case counts, but the region’s chief medical officer of health requested that the province move it back to the tiered framework to bring it in line with most of Ontario’s other public health units.
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York Region no longer under stay-at-home order and joins red zone of pandemic response
Status of cases in the GTA
Ontario reported a total of 1,058 new coronavirus cases on Monday.
Of those:
- 325 were in Toronto
- 215 were in Peel Region
- 87 were in York Region
- 45 were in Durham Region
- 28 were in Halton Region
Ontario reports more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases, 11 more deaths
Ontario is reporting 1,058 new coronavirus cases on Monday, the fifth day in a row daily case counts are above 1,000, bringing the provincial total to 294,144.
The death toll in the province has risen to 6,872 as 11 more deaths were reported.
Resolved cases increased by 1,083 from the previous day. The government said 31,163 tests were processed in the last 24 hours.
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Cases, deaths and outbreaks in Ontario long-term care homes
According to the Ministry of Long-Term Care, there have been 3,734 deaths reported among residents and patients in long-term care homes across Ontario which did not increase in any deaths. Eleven virus-related deaths in total have been reported among staff.
There are 129 current outbreaks in homes, which is a decrease of one from the previous day.
The ministry also indicated there are currently 126 active cases among long-term care residents and 242 active cases among staff — unchanged and down by four cases, respectively, in the last day.
Cases among students and staff at Ontario schools, child care centres
Meanwhile, government figures show there have been a total of 7,998 school-related COVID-19 cases in Ontario to date — 5,560 among students and 1,312 among staff (1,126 individuals were not identified). This is an increase of 55 more cases from the previous day — 47 student cases and eight staff cases.
In the last 14 days, the province indicates there are 340 cases reported among students and 66 cases among staff (three individuals were not identified) — totaling 409 cases.
The COVID-19 cases are currently from 278 out of 4,828 schools in the province. Ten schools in Ontario are currently closed as a result of positive cases, the government indicated.
There have been a total of 2,538 confirmed cases within child care centres and homes — an increase of 15 (14 new child cases and one staff case). Out of 5,262 child care centres in Ontario, 133 currently have cases and 16 centres are closed.
— With files from The Canadian Press.
NOTE: This story will be updated throughout the day.