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Ontario reports a record 1,388 new COVID-19 cases

Sep 1, 2021 , , , , by shlf

Premier Doug Ford’s words of concern about setting don’t match his actions, critics said, after Ontario set an all-time high of 1,388 new infections.

“These numbers keep me up at night,” Ford told a news conference Tuesday when asked about solutions for curbing the virus with alarming numbers in Toronto and Peel despite that closed indoor dining, gyms and theatres.

“If the numbers get totally out of control, I won’t hesitate to do what it takes to protect the health and safety of the people.”

But while Ford leaves specific measures to local health units under his controversial , the virus is continuing to spread more widely with the holiday season approaching, said Todd Coleman, an epidemiologist at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo.

The steady pace of record highs does not bode well, the former public health official in Middlesex-London added, in a reference to the 10,106 Ontarians now fighting active cases of COVID-19, almost double the level of a month ago.

“Because that’s happening, the pool of infectious people is getting larger, so that means that the potential for spread is also getting larger,” Coleman told the Star.

“I don’t see anything happening in terms of the decision-making to try to curb any of that. I feel there’s a bit of a disconnect between the science and what’s happening.”

Although it’s not bad enough for a lockdown like Manitoba is about to impose, “growth rates indicate we need more restrictions than we have now,” said Dr. Irfan Dhalla, an internist and vice-president at St. Michael’s Hospital.

Ford insisted the province is working with Toronto and Peel Region “to ensure that all necessary steps are taken as we move forward with our framework” and acknowledged “the virus is spreading at an alarming rate all over the world.”

Toronto had a record 520 new cases and Peel had 395, accounting for 66 per cent of infections in the province as per statistics reported by health units at 4 p.m. Monday. Unlike August, when it was typical for 18 or 20 of the province’s 34 health units to have no new daily cases, there were only six in Tuesday’s report.

“This is radiating out,” said Coleman.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said she’s worried that letting COVID-19 gather more steam may force Ford to impose another major lockdown that he says his framework is designed to prevent by providing early warnings when health units are reaching trouble points.

“He’s gambling with people’s lives,” Horwath said. “He claims he’s doing it in the name of business, but putting us all at risk of another real lockdown isn’t good for businesses, the economy or working folks.”

Other key metrics of the pandemic have also been rising. The seven-day average of new cases hit a high of 1,154 on Tuesday, up 21 per cent from 951 a week ago.

Hospitalizations are at their highest rate since mid-June, reaching 422, with 82 patients in intensive care and 54 on ventilators. Hospitals in Peel are at capacity and the province is rushing to open new beds and testing centres.

The 1,388 new cases reported Tuesday were based on 29,125 tests, just over half the daily lab capacity, and indicating a case positivity rate of 5.7 per cent.

Tuesday marked the fifth straight day that case numbers in Ontario have been above 1,000 and the third day with cases above the 1,200 mark.

Two weeks ago, computer modelling presented by provincial officials forecast between 800 and 1,200 new infections daily. Updated modelling will be released Thursday.

is a Toronto-based reporter covering Ontario politics for the Star. Follow him on Twitter:

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Barrie Sobeys is now delivering to your doorstep

Sep 1, 2021 , , , , by shlf

A new delivery service called  has officially expanded its delivery radius to Barrie.

Residents can place their grocery orders online and have them delivered directly to their doorstep from Voilà by Sobeys.

Customers can shop online through or by downloading Voilà’s app. Shop from more than 15,000 fresh produce and grocery items available at Sobeys, Farm Boy and Well.ca.

Customers then select a one-hour delivery window, between 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week.

The program started in Vaughan at the company’s Customer Fulfillment Centre warehouse. Because orders are assembled and shipped from a warehouse, not a store, Voilà implements quality control on all products and manages shelf life, the company said in a media release. Orders are packed by robots at the warehouse and delivered with limited handling.

Sobeys adds that delivery staff follow safety guidelines, standards and recommendations set out by the Public Health Agency of Canada to ensure food is handled safely in temperature-controlled vans.

Staff wears gloves and masks at all times.

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Restaurants and gyms reopening in York, Peel, Ottawa Nov. 7

Sep 1, 2021 , , , , by shlf

Indoor dining and gyms will be reopening in York, Peel and Ottawa this week, as part of the new COVID-19 guidelines released by the Ontario government today. Toronto will follow shortly. 

The new system, announced Nov. 3, will track the trends of Ontario’s regional health units and rank them by a series of five colour-coded categories, in an effort to provide ongoing transparency as to where each region stands.

As of Nov. 7, York, Peel and Ottawa will be moving out of modified Stage 2 and into what is now called the “restrict level,” or “orange level,” which means indoor dining can resume and gyms and theatres can reopen — but with additional protective measures such as no alcohol served after 9 p.m. and three-metres of distance between people exercising, up from two metres.

As well, Eastern Ontario will be moving into restrict level, as a preventative measure. Brant, Durham, Halton and Hamilton will be entering the “protect level,” also know as the “yellow level.”

Toronto will be joining the four regions at the restrict level on Nov. 14, as per the request of Toronto Mayor John Tory and Toronto’s medical officer of health Eileen de Villa, Premier Doug Ford said. 

The rest of the Ontario regions will remain at the “green” or “prevent level,” until further notice. The data will be reviewed and updated on a weekly basis.

“It’s clear COVID-19 will be with us for a while, which is why we are putting in place a framework that will protect the health and safety of individuals and families, while avoiding broader closures across the province,” Ford added. 

“This framework, developed in consultation with our health experts, will serve as an early warning system allowing us to scale up and scale back public health restrictions on a regional or community basis in response to surges and waves of COVID-19.

Here is a breakdown of the levels: 

Green (Prevent): State similar to Stage 3, with certain high-risk locations remaining closed.

Yellow (Protect): Increased enforcement and fines for those not following the guidelines.

Orange (Restrict): Enhanced restrictions in an effort to prevent further closures.

Red (Control): Return to modified Stage 2, with further restrictions and the closure of some businesses or organizations.

Gray (Lockdown): A return to a modified Stage 1 and a declaration of emergency will be considered.

With files from Rob Ferguson

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Toronto to boost help for high-risk areas as second COVID-19 lockdown begins

Sep 1, 2021 , , , , by shlf

Toronto will increase supports for residents in parts of the city that are bearing a higher burden of the COVID-19 epidemic, Mayor John Tory announced Monday.

“We have to fight this virus everywhere and we have to stop it everywhere,” said Tory, speaking at the COVID-19 update from city hall.

He said the city will retrofit city buses to provide mobile testing in the northeast and northwest parts of the city, where there has been a higher incidence of the disease, and use city vehicles to transport people to and from provincial testing sites.

The city will also conduct expanded education and outreach, partnering with 11 community organizations to help residents in the areas access testing, access the city’s isolation facility, and access existing income and sick leave supports.

The city has asked the provincial and federal governments for funding assistance, but Tory said he believes the other two orders of government will come through, and the programs will be rolled out immediately.

In addition, the city has asked the federal and provincial governments to provide paid sick leave for those who don’t have access to it, and to reinstate a moratorium on residential rental evictions and to expand income supports for newcomers to Canada, who are not currently eligible for emergency income assistance.

Monday marked the first day of Toronto’s second lockdown, after a rapidly growing second wave of the virus threatened to swamp the health-care system. Peel Region also re-entered lockdown on Monday.

The personal care industry has once again been shut down, including hair and nail salons; restaurants can no longer serve customers indoors or on patios and may only serve take-out; retailers can only provide curb side pick-up. Public pools and gyms have been closed and recreations programs suspended.

Primary and secondary schools and daycares remain open.

The second lockdown is to last 28 days, which would see restrictions lift on Dec. 21, if the numbers improve, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said a normal Christmas is “out of the question.”

Dr. Eileen de Villa, the city’s medical officer of health, reported 331 new COVID-19 cases in the city, pointing out that there have been 2,177 new cases since Wed., Nov. 18.

Of all the COVID-19 cases reported since the epidemic began, 45 per cent have been reported since Oct. 1, she added.

On Sunday, Dr. Karim Kurji, the medical officer of health for the Regional Municipality of York, issued a class order under Section 22 of the province’s Health Protection and Promotion Act, limiting events at special venues, including banquet halls, hotel conference rooms and convention centres, to no more than 50 people.

He also ordered malls and stores to set maximum capacities for shoppers, and actively monitor and manage the capacity, including lineups.

“There is increasing evidence safe and prescribed physical distancing rules and protocols are not being followed in meeting and event spaces, shopping malls and retail stores,” according to the York Region press release.

Failure to comply will now be met with a fine, upon conviction, of up to $5,000 for a person and $25,000 for a corporation, per day.

Francine Kopun is a Toronto-based reporter covering city hall and municipal politics for the Star. Follow her on Twitter: