May 25, 2020

FEDERAL

Situation remains very serious; we’re not out of the woods yet
• Approach will be tailored to specific local communities – what might be okay in one area might be restricted in another
• One thing is the same across the country – everyone has the responsibility to themselves and the people around them so keep following protective measures
• Application process now open for Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program
• Staggered application process – depends on number of tenants and jurisdiction
• Continuing discussions with Provinces to ensure workers have access to 10-days of paid sick leave per year
• Established phone line with Canadian Chamber of Commerce to help entrepreneurs, charities and non-profit organizations navigate through this uncertain time, providing accountants who can offer financial and business advice

PROVINCIAL

The Premier began his announcement by acknowledging the Ontario Spirit – those who have stepped up to help those in need during the pandemic
• Indicated this morning he went to Daily Bread Warehouse to thank those who put together
60,000 hampers of food for those in need
• Restated from April the government partnered with Spark Ontario to invest $100,000 to help connect community organizations with volunteers during COVID-19; acknowledged 6,500 Ontarians answered the call to help deliver vital necessities
• Shared since the Ontario Community Support Program launched last month, 500 meal referrals and 2,000 essential supply referrals were delivered to those inisolation,low-income seniors,people with disabilities and people with chronic medical conditions

YORK REGION

Ministry of Long-Term Care issued Mandatory Management Orders to:

o Southlake Regional Health Centre to temporarily manage River Glen Haven Nursing Home in Sutton

o Humber River Hospital to temporarily manage Downsview Long Term Care in North York

o Orders may be extended beyond the 90 days, if necessary

York Region shared the application portal for the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance for small businessesYork Region.com featured an article on where to get tested in York Region

The #SpiritofYR is  George Markow, a 99-year-old Newmarket veteran! He pledges to walk 100 km to raise money for medical research and has raised close to $10K in a month; his ultimate goal $100 by his 100th birthday

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

2,281 total confirmed cases 24 new cases* since yesterday66 confirmed cases in hospital, 17 of which are in Intensive Care 293 cases among health care workers, of which 198 cases have resolved*4 new fatalities182 total confirmed fatalities

· 1,346 resolved cases, which equals about 59%

15 institutional outbreaks under COVID-19 protocols: 9 Long-Term Care/Retirement Homes 4 Community Care Settings 1 Child Care Centre1 Emergency Housing Blue Door Shelter 42 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.

All dashboard data, including case demographics and institutional outbreaks (including the number of resident and health care worker positive cases) can be found by clicking on the “COVID-19 in York Region” box, or for quick reference, is available here. The data can still be filtered by municipality.

As of this morning, there are:

25,904 total cases (19,698 resolved); with 2,102 related fatalities in Ontario 85,103 total cases (1,022 increase in last 24 hours); with 6,453 related fatalities in Canada (73 new in the last 24 hours)

· Over 5.3 million total cases worldwide with cases in 216 countries, areas or territories; 342,070 related fatalities reported to WHO

KING TOWNSHIP

Total Confirmed Cases of 29, of which 21 are RESOLVED, 5 Active, sadly 3 deaths