Published Friday, December 18, 2020 7:26AM EST Last Updated Friday, December 18, 2020 5:54PM EST Hamilton has been placed under a lockdown in the province’s tiered framework for COVID-19 restrictions and Premier Doug Ford says that an announcement is coming Monday on additional measures to curb the spread of the virus. Ford made the comment as he delivered prepared remarks prior to an emergency meeting via teleconference with 113 Ontario hospital leaders on Friday afternoon. He said that the lockdown orders in Toronto and Peel that are set to expire next week will also be extended and will now be re-assessed on Jan. 4. “The trends that we are seeing throughout Ontario are very, very concerning and nothing is more important to our government than making sure we protect the health and safety of each and every person,” he said. “We are going to have an emergency meeting over the weekend and we will make a decision (on what is next) on Mon
Toronto and Peel lockdowns to be extended due to coronavirus spike, more restrictions coming Dec 21: Ontario premier
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Ontario premier to hold emergency meeting with hospital leaders as coronavirus surges
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Last Updated Friday, December 18, 2020 7:21AM EST Ontario set a new record for COVID-19 cases detected for the second time this week, with 2,432 new infections, as 23 more deaths were reported and intensive care unit occupancy and ventilator use continued to rise. Locally, there are 737 new cases in Toronto, 434 in Peel, 209 in York Region, 190 in Windsor-Essex County and 142 in Hamilton, Health Minister Christine Elliott wrote on Twitter.
Ontario reported 2,139 new cases on Wednesday, a then-record of 2,275 on Tuesday and 1,940 new cases on Monday. There are now 17,484 active cases of novel coronavirus infection in the province, up from 16,233 last week, along with 4,058 deaths and 127,425 recoveries.