'The system failed the people of Brampton': How COVID-19 is taking a toll in hard-hit city Brampton’s COVID-19 test positivity rate was more than double the rate for Ontario near the end of April. And residents and health experts say the government hasn’t done enough to protect people living in the Peel Region. Social Sharing CBC Radio · Posted: May 05, 2021 3:21 PM ET | Last Updated: May 5 Gurinder Singh Khehra got COVID-19 after his wife caught it at work. He was put on a ventilator twice, and doctors say he’s lucky to be alive.(Joana Draghici/CBC)