Here are the latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Saturday.
Toronto residents aged 70 and older now able to book vaccine appointments
Toronto residents aged 70 and older were able to book COVID-19 vaccinations at city clinics starting Saturday morning.
Mayor John Tory announced Friday the city was expanding the eligibility to include the age group, urging people to get the vaccine.
He says the number of elderly residents signing up for the shot has been decreasing since bookings opened to those aged 75 and older earlier this week.
Ontario easing restrictions is ‘threatening people’s lives’: nurses’ association
A association representing nurses in Ontario says the government’s loosening of restrictions is “threatening people’s lives” and has called for stronger measures to be put in place as the province faces a third wave of COVID-19.
The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario said in a statement Saturday that recent government decisions to loosen some dining restrictions, as well as allow personal care services to open, also threaten the province’s health-care system and in-person learning.
Status of cases in the GTA
Ontario reported a total of 2,453 new coronavirus cases on Saturday.
Of those:
- 814 were in Toronto
- 411 were in Peel Region
- 263 were in York Region
- 139 were in Durham Region
- 73 were in Halton Region
Ontario reports largest single-day jump in cases in more than 2 months
Ontario reported 2,453 cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 340,692.
It marks the largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases for the province since Jan. 22, when 2,662 were reported. Saturday also marks the third day in a row that Ontario has reported more than 2,000 new cases.
Sixteen new deaths were also reported on Saturday, bringing the provincial death toll to 7,308.
A total of 315,865 COVID-19 cases are considered resolved, which is up by 1,481 and is 92.7 per cent of all confirmed cases.
Nearly 78K more vaccine doses administered in Ontario
As of 8 p.m. Friday, 1,916,332 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Ontario, marking an increase of 77,740.
So far, 308,301 people in the province are considered to be fully vaccinated.
— With files from The Canadian Press
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