Here are the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Monday.
Toronto health-care worker is 1st in province to receive 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Anita Quidangen was given her second shot Monday at Toronto’s University Health Network.
Quidangen says she hopes others will follow in her footsteps as the province continues its rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who was present as Quidangen and four others were set to receive their second dose, acknowledged there have been “a few bumps in the road” in the province’s immunization campaign.
Toronto to publicly report COVID-19 workplace outbreaks
Toronto Public Health will publicly report more COVID-19 outbreaks in workplaces.
The measure was announced Monday along with stricter guidelines for employers reporting cases among their staff.
64 residents at Toronto long-term care home have died of COVID-19, hospital officials say
North York General Hospital officials say 64 residents at Tendercare Living Centre in total have died of COVID-19, marking an increase of two residents from the last known total.
“Our deepest sympathies are with the families and friends of those who have lost their lives to this devastating virus,” the statement said.
“One of the most difficult aspects of the COVID outbreak at Tendercare and in homes across the province and elsewhere is understanding why residents die despite very significant improvements in infection prevention and control practices and high levels of clinical care.”
The update came amid news that there haven’t been any new cases in the past five days. It said there are 59 active cases while 55 people have been deemed resolved.
As of Monday, the statement said 21 staff members are isolating and recovering at home. In total, there were 64 resolved staff cases with 33 people who have returned to work and another 13 are due to return on Tuesday.
4 COVID-19 cases at City of Toronto child care centre
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The City of Toronto is reporting four people have tested positive for coronavirus at one of its child care centres.
In an update released on Monday, the cases were detected in two children and two employees at the Flemingdon Early Learning and Child Care Centre.
The centre was closed for cleaning and those impacted were reported to be self-isolating.
3 new cases of U.K. coronavirus variant confirmed in GTA
Ontario has reported three more cases of the U.K. coronavirus variant, bringing the total number of known cases in the province to six.
Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Ontario’s associate chief medical officer of health, said Monday that all three are linked to travel.
Yaffe said the first case involves a resident of York Region with a recent travel history to the U.K., while the second is a resident of Peel Region who doesn’t have a travel history but was a close contact of a person who travelled to Dubai and tested positive for the coronavirus.
The third case is a resident of Toronto who recently went to the U.K., Yaffe said.
Case and contact management is underway for each case.
Status of cases in the GTA
Ontario reported 3,270 new COVID-19 cases on Monday.
Of those:
- 917 were in Toronto
- 581 were in Peel Region
- 389 were in York Region
- 122 were in Durham Region
- 70 were in Halton Region
Ontario reports nearly 3,300 new COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths
Ontario is reporting 3,270 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, bringing the provincial total to 194,232.
The death toll in the province has risen to 4,679 as 29 more deaths were reported.
The government said 39,121 tests were processed in the last 24 hours. Resolved cases increased by 2,074 from the previous day.
Ontario long-term care homes
According to the Ministry of Long-Term Care, there have been 2,795 deaths reported among residents and patients in long-term care homes across Ontario which is an increase of 14 deaths.
There are 219 current outbreaks in homes, an increase of 12 from the previous day.
The ministry also indicated there are currently 1,160 active cases among long-term care residents and 1,140 active cases among staff — up by 20 cases and up by 10 cases, respectively, in the last day.
— With files from The Canadian Press
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