As COVID-19 cases rise in Canada, officials say not to worry
Global News
On Wednesday, Canada added 2,576 COVID-19 cases and 33 deaths.
Health officials say Canada is heading in the right direction despite rising COVID-19 cases and some bumps in reopening plans.
On Wednesday, Canada added 2,576 COVID-19 cases and 33 deaths.
That marks an increase of seven per cent in the rolling seven-day average of cases in the country compared to a week earlier, according to Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam.
Tam said that though cases are on the rise, hospitalizations and ICU levels are still going down — six and 12 per cent, respectively.
The rise in cases has put a kink in Ontario’s reopening plans, though. On Wednesday, the province said it is pausing its plan to raise capacity limits at higher-risk settings, including food and drink establishments with dance facilities (like nightclubs), wedding receptions in event spaces where there is dancing, strip clubs, sex clubs, and bathhouses.
The plan was to raise capacity at these locations on Monday, but instead, a 28-day review period will commence at that time before any changes are made.
Nevertheless, chief medical officer Dr. Kieran Moore is still happy with the direction the province is headed in and doesn’t foresee more restrictions being reimposed, at least provincially.