KEY UPDATES
FEDERAL
Prime Minister Trudeau today announced agreements in principle have been reached with Johnson & Johnson and Novaxx to procure millions of doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine for Canadians
- The federal government today announced the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) will be extended from August 31 to October 31, 2020 and the Business Credit Availability Program will be extended to June 2021
PROVINCIAL
Premier Ford began his announcement indicating the manufacturing sector is the lifeblood of Ontario’s economy and the province flourishes when manufacturing flourishes
- Premier indicated Ontario has added 528,000 jobs in June and July, including 72,000 manufacturing jobs
- Ontario is investing $9.3 million in 11 training projects, helping students and job seekers find careers in the automotive and manufacturing sectors
- This included $2.2 million for the Autoparts Manufacturers’ Association to create 669 internship opportunities
- These projects will help young people pursue a career in the skilled trades and will help job seekers upgrade their skills
YORK REGION
- For Monday, August 31, 2020, York Region recorded no new fatalities and no changes to current or resolved outbreaks
- City of Toronto Mayor John Tory issued a statement on behalf of the large urban Mayors reaffirming their collective commitment to prepare for a second wave of COVID-19; the statement can be viewed on both Facebook and Twitter
- York Region has updated the Guidance Document for Places of Worship with respect to signage and social gatherings; Updated document reflects updates made by the Ontario Ministry of Health
COVID-19 IN YORK REGION:
Below is a summary of the detailed information contained in the Interactive Dashboard – Cases at york.ca/covid19. As of August 31, 2020 at 5 p.m. there are:
3,465 total confirmed cases 14 new cases* since yesterday, 15 confirmed cases in hospital, 3 of which are in Intensive Care387 cases among health care workers, of which 385 cases have resolved*No new fatalities253 total confirmed fatalities 3,120 resolved casesOne institutional outbreaks under COVID-19 protocols 1 Long-Term Care/Retirement Homes 0 Community Care Settings 0 Hospital 0 Child Care Centre0 Emergency Housing 74 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.
COMBINED CASE NUMBERS:
As of this morning, there are:
More than 25.1 million total cases worldwide (264,107 new) with cases in 216 countries, area or territories; 844,312 related fatalities reported by the World Health Organization (WHO)127,940 total cases (267 new); with 9,117 related fatalities in Canada (4 new); 113,664 resolved in Canada (as of August 30, 6:15 p.m.)
- 42,309 total cases (114 new); with 2,811 related fatalities; 38,277 resolved in Ontario
KING TOWNSHIP
THERE ARE NO ACTIVE CASES IN KING.
52 RESOLVED
3 DEATHS