KEY UPDATES
FEDERAL
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began his announcement saying Canada is running for a UN Security Council seat
Stated in response to the pandemic, the government has implemented the largest economic measures ever seen in Canada
On July 8 in the House of Commons, the government will provide an economic fiscal snapshot to see where the economy is at now, how Canada compares to other countries and what we can expect in coming months
Government signed more agreements with innovative Canadian companies to produce supplies
Announced $500 million to support Canadian researchers to foster innovation
Will be opening applications for two additional programs to provide assistance for Canada’s Fish and Seafood producers
As of Monday, Parks Canada will gradually re-open sites
PROVINCIAL
The Premier began his address by reflecting on the past three months
Today marks three months since declaring a State of Emergency in Ontario
Echoed the situation back then and the actions his government, front-line workers, residents and businesses have taken
Tremendous progress has been made but can’t stop – must keep going in re-opening the economy and following all safety measures
Ontario extends emergency orders until June 30
SickKids Advisory Group recommends school returns in September and says masks should not be mandatory
YORK REGION
· York Region provides guidance, self-auditing checklist and a presentation for Child Care Centre operators on re-opening
· York Region continues to remind residents to physically distance
Below is a summary of the detailed information contained in the Interactive Dashboard – Cases at york.ca/covid19data. As of June 17, at 5 p.m. there are:
2,812 total confirmed cases 16 new cases* since yesterday 49 confirmed cases in hospital, 15 of which are in Intensive Care334 cases among health care workers, of which 299 cases have resolved*0 new fatalities235 total confirmed fatalities 2,183 resolved cases6 institutional outbreaks under COVID-19 protocols: 4 Long-Term Care/Retirement Homes 2 Community Care Settings 0 Hospital 0 Child Care Centre0 Emergency Housing 59 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 workplace outbreaks, 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.
COMBINED CASE NUMBERS:
As of this morning, there are:
32,744 total cases (190 new); with 2,550 related fatalities; 27,784 resolved in Ontario 99,467 total cases (320 new); with 8,213 related fatalities in Canada (38 new); 61,443 resolved in CanadaOver 8.0 million total cases worldwide with cases in 216 countries, areas or territories; 440,290 related fatalities reported to WHO
KING TOWNSHIP
2 new cases reported today.