KEY UPDATES
FEDERAL
Prime Minister Trudeau and federal official addressed the media today, reiterating on-going support to help the provinces with contact tracing and PPE procurement.
PROVINCIAL
Premier Ford announced effective Monday, October 19, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. York Region will move into Modified Stage 2 restrictions for a period of at least 28 days.
The Ontario Government is moving York Region into Stage 2 as a result of a rapid increase in the rate of infection and a concerning increase in critical care admissions;
Businesses in York Region impacted by the Modified Stage 2 restrictions can access funding through federal and provincial programs.
YORK REGION
The Mayors and Chairs have launched a GTHA-wide campaign to encourage residents to wear a mask, avoid gathering with people outside the household and support local business; the #AskYourselfGTHA campaign can be shared on Facebook and Twitter
COVID-19 IN YORK REGION:
Below is a summary of the detailed information contained in the Interactive Dashboard – Cases at york.ca/covid19data. As of October 16, 2020 at 5 p.m. there are:
5,374 total confirmed cases 96 new cases* since yesterday, 38 confirmed cases in hospital, 7 of which are in Intensive Care391 cases among health care workers, of which 398 cases have resolved*2 new fatalities263 total confirmed fatalities 4,467 resolved cases50 open outbreaks under COVID-19 protocols 25 institutional (Long-Term Care/Retirement Homes/Community Care/Hospitals)1 Child Care Centres2 School; 31 Schools under surveillance 0 Emergency Housing22 Workplaces 222 closed outbreaks
*Data quality is an on-going 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 38.7 million total cases worldwide (383,588 new) with cases in 216 countries, area or territories; more than 1 million related fatalities reported by the World Health Organization (WHO)191,732 total cases (2,345 new); with 9,699 related fatalities in Canada (35 new); 161,490 resolved in Canada (as of October 15, 7 p.m.) 62,908 total cases (712 new); with 3,031 related fatalities; 54,004 resolved in Ontario
KING TOWNSHIP
3 new cases reported today resulting in 23 active COVID-19 cases.