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Case counts are falling, and provinces have begun opening up. But experts warn that more contagious strains like B.1.1.7 could soon dominate and lead to another huge spike.

Case counts are falling, and provinces have begun opening up. But experts warn that more contagious strains like B.1.1.7 could soon dominate and lead to another huge spike.

According to the report, had the province provided the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to all Ontario LTC residents by Jan. 21, around 530 deaths would be prevented, with the worst-case scenario at 120 deaths and the best case at 900.  If it provided the first dose to all residents by Jan. 31, around 340 deaths linked to COVID-19 would have been avoidable with the worst case at 100 and the best case at 580. Under the provinces current plan, if it administers the first dose to all residen...

These numbers show just how bad COVID-19 is in Windsor-Essex COVID-19 modelling shows that Windsor-Essex is bearing the brunt of the pandemics second wave harder than other regions in the province.  Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jan 12, 2021 8:02 PM ET | Last Updated: January 13 The region has the fourth lowest testing turnaround time for results in the province. (Christophe Ena/Associated Press)

No curfew being considered in Ontario ahead of new lockdown measures to be announced Tuesday by news staff Last Updated Jan 11, 2021 at 4:57 pm EDT Premier Doug Ford says an announcement is coming on Tuesday regarding new lockdown measures for Ontario but a province-wide curfew will not be happening. Ontario’s associate medical officer of health, Dr. Barbara Yaffe, confirmed on Monday that an overnight curfew is not among the many health and safety measures being considered at this time. “W...