Ontario’s latest COVID-19 modelling will project the province’s intensive care units to be filled beyond capacity by early February, and will also show how a new more contagious variant of the coronavirus risks accelerating the spread of infections, sources tell CBC News.
Ontario's cabinet is being urged to declare another state of emergency as it seeks to address surging numbers of COVID-19 cases in the province, sources say.
Ontario set a new standalone, single-day record for coronavirus cases with 3,945 on Sunday, along with 61 new deaths, as the province’s cumulative death toll approaches 5,000.
A new report has confirmed that Ontario now has 400 patients battling COVID-19 in its intensive care units, which comes as the province logged more than 3,000 new cases for the fifth straight day.