Toronto sees 1,074 new COVID-19 cases as 3rd wave rages on
Toronto reported 1,074 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday as residents 40 and up were officially allowed to register to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine at pharmacies.
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Posted: Apr 20, 2021 11:34 AM ET | Last Updated: April 20
Residents of the Jane and Finch community, in northwest Toronto’s M3N area code, form a long line outside a temporary COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Driftwood Community Centre on Apr. 19, 2021.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Toronto reported 1,074 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday as residents 40 and up were officially allowed to register to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine at pharmacies.
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Last Updated Tuesday, April 13, 2021 12:40AM EDT The head of Toronto’s COVID-19 emergency response said Monday that younger residents living in hot spot neighbourhoods will not be getting an invite to attend mass immunization sites for now. “The eligibility that the province extended to those between 18 and 49 years old was and is limited to taking part in mobile and pop-up clinics that are launched specifically in high-risk neighborhoods,” Chief Mathew Pegg said. “The province did not make the vaccine available by other means including through city-operated vaccine clinics to that age category yet.” Speaking at a news conference, Pegg conceded that there has been some confusion around how the younger age group in hot spot areas can access vaccines.
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With Ontario setting a record for the number of COVID-19 cases in a single day on Sunday 4,456 a Toronto infectious disease expert and Mayor John Tory cautioned everyone to expect rough days ahead.
Sunday’s tally topped the previous single-day record of 4,227 COVID cases, set just two days earlier.
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Dr. Isaac Bogoch, a Toronto-based infectious disease expert, said no one should be surprised by the growing case counts as more contagious variants of concern take their toll.