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Ontario Premier Doug Ford ordered yet another set of restrictions Friday to try to curb the spread of the pandemic, but some of those measures ran into a firestorm of criticism, so much so that he had to reverse them.
Still, COVID-19 daily case counts in Ontario continue to sky rocket, reaching more than 4,000 a day over the weekend, and hospitals are filling up with COVID-19 patients. Ford admitted, the province is on the ropes.
“We’re losing the battle between the variants and the vaccines, Ford said. We’re on our heels”
It has become an almost weekly increase in restrictions, as Ontario s government scrambles to contain the rapid spread of the third wave of the pandemic. The new measures come in response to intensive care units bursting to capacity.
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Saturday s cases are down from a record-high of 4,812 on Friday a slight reprieve after three straight days of new peaks. However, the seven-day average continued to climb, reaching 4,370 on Saturday, a slight increase from 4,292 on Friday.
The latest figures include 1,162 in Toronto, 936 in Peel Region, 430 in York Region, 251 in Ottawa, and 301 in Durham, according to Health Minister Christine Elliott.
Elliott said 3,751,316 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Ontario as of 8
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The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 in Ontario increased by 110 to a new high of 2,065 on Saturday.
LONDON, ONT After backlash from the Ontario public, Premier Doug Ford has loosened his stance on one outdoor restriction. Less than 24 hours after his Friday news conference Ford tweeted this afternoon that playgrounds will be opened. Ontario’s enhanced restrictions were always intended to stop large gatherings where spread can happen, Ford tweeted. Our regulations will be amended to allow playgrounds but gatherings outside will still be enforced. Play outside safely. Parents keep your distance & wear masks if you can’t. However despite one change, the others will remain. Signs reading Beach Closed went up on the main beach in Port Stanley Ont., and barricades were placed across the municipal parking lots Saturday morning.