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Health-care workers across Ontario still struggle to obtain personal protective equipment to shield them from COVID-19, three major unions said Sunday as they called on the province to do more to ensure their safety as the pandemic rages on.
COVID-19 infections in Ontario have spiked to levels unseen since early February but the province says Monday’s case count is higher than expected due to a “data catch-up process” related to its case and contact management system.
54 new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo region Monday
Region of Waterloo Public Health reported 54 new COVID-19 cases on Monday. There were also two additional deaths linked to the illness. Meanwhile, the closure of St. John Catholic Elementary School in Kitchener has been extended until Thursday.
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Posted: Mar 08, 2021 2:25 PM ET | Last Updated: March 8
Waterloo region reported 54 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday and two additional deaths of people with the illness.(Paul Smith/CBC)
First doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been delivered to all 31 of northern Ontario’s remote fly-in First Nations communities, the ministry said in a press release Monday.