KEY UPDATES

FEDERAL

Announced $450 million to support wages for the academic researcher community (researchers and research institutions); funds will be delivered through federal agencies
o The government will provide up to 75% per individual, with a maximum of $847 per week
 Confirmed the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Program will be extended until the end of August to allow for a gradual re-opening of the economy
o Regulatory changes to extend CEWS eligibility requirements have been made
 The Prime Minister encouraged businesses to re-hire their employees and for all Canadians to file their 2019 personal income taxes by June 1
 Reminded students to apply for the Canadian Emergency Student Benefit today
 Conservatives proposed responsible plan to re-open parliament in a way that respects public health measures

PROVINCIAL

Premier Ford began his daily announcement by saying he loves to bake and has noted
shortages of flour, yeast, sugar and other items
 Had discussion this morning with consumer supply chain managers; advised supply chain
remains strong and there’s more than enough products
 Encouraged people to only take what they need and be mindful of others
 Congratulated Mr. Sarkaria for recently becoming a father

YORK REGION

· York Region reminds residents to stay apart and be vigilant this long weekend

· City of Toronto cancels summer and recreation camps and extends the cancellation of events with large attendance through July 31

· Today is International #DayofFamilies

· Town of Georgina municipal boat launches re-open Saturday

Below is a summary of the detailed information contained in the Interactive Dashboard – Cases at //york.ca/covid19

1,973 total confirmed cases 28 cases* since yesterday82 confirmed cases in hospital, 21 of which are in Intensive Care250 cases among health care workers, of which 145 cases have resolved*3 new fatalities

· 148 total confirmed fatalities

993 resolved cases, which equals about 50%

· 31 institutional outbreaks under COVID-19 protocols:

o 18 Long-Term Care/Retirement Homes

o 12 Community Care Settings

o 1 Hospital

· 22 institutional outbreaks declared over

*Data quality is an ongoing process and may result in the more/less cases reported on a day-over-day basis or other changes to how cases are classified (e.g., municipality, acquisition, etc.). These data quality activities have also resulted in the re-categorization of individuals. Data quality activities do not increase or decrease total case counts.

The comprehensive list of outbreaks (including the number of resident and health care worker positive cases) is available on york.ca/covid19 The data can be filtered by municipality.

As of this morning, there are:

· 21,922 total cases (16,641 resolved); with 1,825 related fatalities in Ontario

· 73,829 total cases (428 increase in last 24 hours); with 5,499 related fatalities in Canada

· Over 4.3 million total cases worldwide with cases in 216 countries, areas or territories; 297,241 related fatalities reported to WHO

KING TOWNSHIP

Unfortunately we have 2 new cases which are under investigation.