Ontario Keeping Seniors Safe and Socially Connected during COVID-19
Funding will provide seniors with additional virtual programming
TORONTO The Ontario government is investing $14.3 million in 2020-21 to support nearly 300 Seniors Active Living Centres. These programs will deliver new virtual initiatives to help keep seniors safe and socially connected as they continue to self-isolate due to COVID-19. Given the fact that many seniors have had to self-isolate during COVID-19, it is important that we look to programs that will keep them safe and connected, said Raymond Cho, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility. Our government s investment in Seniors Active Living Centres will help older adults stay virtually engaged with their friends, family and communities while combatting social isolation during the pandemic.
Here are the latest local, regional and national headlines on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) for Tuesday, March 2, 2021:
There have been 301,839 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across Ontario, an increase of 1,023 (or 0.3 per cent) from the previous day. There are 284,283 people recovered from the virus while 6,986 people have died. The number of Ontario people tested is 11,080,168 of which 13,416 have pending results.
Canada’s coronavirus case total is 870,033. The country has 22,017 deaths from the virus – one in the Yukon, one in Nunavut, 1,363 in British Columbia, 1,888 in Alberta, 385 in Saskatchewan, 896 in Manitoba, 6,986 in Ontario, 10,399 in Quebec, 27 in New Brunswick, six in Newfoundland & Labrador and 65 in Nova Scotia.