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The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Tuesday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
8:20 a.m. While the Toronto Blue Jays faced off against the Texas Rangers in a packed stadium Monday, (virtual) crowds took to social media to praise or decry the decision.
The Texas Rangers invited the largest crowds seen at a professional sporting event since the start of the pandemic, packing Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas with almost 40,000 fans.
In the end, the Jays came out on top, winning 6-2 against the Rangers.
The Rangers is the only team allowing more than half its stadium seats filled since the start of the major league Thursday — a move U.S. President Joe Biden called a “mistake” on ESPN Wednesday.
However, fans still flocked to fill the stands, many taking a “calculated risk” to experience the Rangers’ home opener in person.
Although Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently lifted the state’s mask mandate, masks were mandatory during the game.
Read the full story from the Star’s Kevin Jiang
8:15 a.m. Canadian business leaders are sharply divided on one of the core issues that could define the country’s immediate post-pandemic landscape. According to a new survey by Modus Research, managers and executives across Canada have deeply held, but deeply polarized views on the idea of using vaccine passports or immunization certificates to allow some Canadians more access sooner to businesses and workplaces.
It is an issue that could come to touch almost every aspect of Canadian life, as the country’s slow vaccine rollout creates an ever-larger pool of the immunized eager to get back into restaurants, movie theatres and in-person meetings with colleagues. But if the survey results are any indication, the debate over vaccine passports could easily and rapidly tilt toward the extremes.
Read the full story from the Star’s Richard Warnica
8:10 a.m. As more and more Ontarians get COVID-19 vaccines, many workers in factories, meat plants, construction sites and other congregate work settings facing some of the biggest COVID-19 outbreaks in the province.
In January, the Star’s Rosa Saba reported that 68 workers at the The Well, Ontario’s largest construction site contracted COVID-19. More recently, a Star investigation by Sara Mojtehedzadeh found that more than 900 Amazon workers got COVID-19. This all comes as new modelling warns of growing variant infections in essential workplaces, with calls from experts to priortize vaccinating these workers — who are often low-income and racialized.
Are you an essential worker worried about COVID-19 in your workplace? What’s your biggest concern?
The Star wants to hear from you.
8 a.m. Vaccine-fueled economic optimism and low interest rates continue to push the Toronto area’s pandemic resale housing market north, with the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) reporting a 16.5 per cent increase in the average price of a home in March to nearly $1.1 million.
But the board acknowledged on Tuesday that the gains will likely inspire further discussion of policy measures to cool the demand for housing amid gains that are seeing more consumers priced out of the market.
The March results show home buyers are spending about $195,000 more than a year earlier and $50,000 more than February’s average, when prices pushed past the $1-million mark for the first time.
The average includes all home categories, including condos, townhouses, semi-detached and detached houses.
Read the full story from the Star’s Tess Kalinowski
7:45 a.m. A few weeks ago Bardha Oka was, as usual, worried about her residents.
Oka is the property manager at Central King Seniors Residence in Weston. It’s not a retirement home, but more than three-quarters of its 147 residents are 80 or older, so most were eligible to be vaccinated in Phase One of the province’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Few had gotten the shot, however, for a number of reasons.
Most of them don’t use the internet and aren’t able to book an appointment on their own. Many have significant mobility issues and none of the vaccination sites are nearby. Some can’t afford transportation. Others worry about waiting in long lines.
“They have been left behind,” Oka says. “Not intentionally,” she adds. “But still.”
Read the full story from the Star’s Brendan Kennedy
6:15 a.m.: Some schools in the GTA saw dramatic changes Monday, with entire regions moving students to virtual learning.
Peel and Guelph have shifted all their students to remote learning for at least two weeks following a swell of COVID-19 variant cases. Meanwhile, other regions like York and Toronto are keeping classes in-person for now.
Schools in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon won’t be opening in-person on Tuesday morning, announced Peel Region’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Lawrence Loh Monday afternoon. This includes both public and private schools.
Read more of this story by the Star’s Kevin Jiang.
5:01 a.m.: After months of feeling vulnerable and exposed, teaching dozens of students in a classroom who all remove their masks to eat, Vickita Bhatt says the least the province can do is prioritize educators for vaccinations.
Bhatt, a middle school teacher at the Peel District School Board, said she and her colleagues are concerned about when education workers will be vaccinated, especially as shutting down schools can harm the mental health of students.
Peel Public Health announced Monday all schools in Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga will be closed to in-person learning due to a staggering number of new COVID-19 cases that have been confirmed in the region in recent weeks, fuelled by variants of concern that are more contagious and deadly. Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph followed suit, taking effect Wednesday.
Bhatt said calls for teachers to be vaccinated urgently have increased following reports a 47-year-old teacher who contracted COVID-19 is in critical condition at a UHN hospital.
“We’re frustrated and sad, really heartbroken. There’s a sense of fear of going into work. The sadness is really heavy because we hear about how important we are … that we’re essential,” said Bhatt.
“However, the actions of this government show the complete opposite.”
Peel’s decision to close schools followed a letter written by Dr. Lawrence Loh, the region’s medical officer of health, alongside Dr. Eileen de Villa and Dr. Vera Etches, his counterparts in Toronto and Ottawa, urging the province to move schools online or implement hybrid models and impose a firmer lockdown.
Read more of this story by Olivia Bowden and Maria Sarrouh.
5 a.m.: Patios are open. Wait, no — they’re closed. Can you get a haircut? Maybe next month, but probably not.
Ontario’s relentless focus on restaurants, salons and retailers during the province’s recent lockdown seems to indicate that they are the businesses responsible for the third wave currently sweeping the province. However, an analysis of workplace outbreak data shows that’s not the case.
According to data from Toronto Public Health, a full 68 per cent of all workplace COVID-19 outbreaks so far have taken place in offices, warehouses, construction sites and food processing plants — many of which have continued to operate throughout the pandemic — leading many to question why Premier Doug Ford keeps opening and closing restaurants and salons while doing little to stop the rampant transmission happening at workplaces outside of the public eye.
Read more of this story from Rosa Saba.
4:04 a.m.: New Zealand announced Tuesday it will open a long-anticipated travel bubble with Australia on April 19 now that both countries have been successful in stamping out the spread of the coronavirus.
The start of quarantine-free travel between the neighbouring nations will come as a relief to families who have been separated by the pandemic as well as to struggling tourist operators.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said health officials believe the risk of the virus being transmitted from Australia is low and that travel is now safe.
“The bubble will give our economic recovery a boost and represents a world-leading arrangement of safely opening up international travel while continuing to pursue a strategy of elimination and keeping the virus out," Ardern said.
Australia had previously allowed New Zealanders to arrive without going into quarantine but New Zealand had taken a more cautious approach, requiring travellers from Australia to spend two weeks in quarantine upon arrival.
Both countries have managed to keep out the virus by putting up barriers to the outside world, including strict quarantine requirements for travellers from countries where the virus is rampant.
4:03 a.m.: Saskatchewan is set to table its budget today outlining how the province plans to manage the continued spread of COVID-19 in the coming year.
Premier Scott Moe has said the novel coronavirus and uncertainty around revenues means the government is unlikely to be able to eliminate its projected $2-billion deficit by 2024.
Moe made that promise during the campaign for last October's general election in which the Saskatchewan Party won its fourth straight majority.
That was followed by a spike in COVID-19 cases throughout the fall and winter that led to capacity restrictions for restaurants and retailers.
The 2021-22 spending plan comes as Regina and surrounding communities battle a spread of more infectious virus strains that has resulted in the shutdown of in-person dining at restaurants and indoor event venues.
The province has been offering emergency payments to small businesses hurt by its public-health orders since last December.
Although the budget will be the first presented since Moe was reelected premier, it's his government's second spending plan tabled during a pandemic.
The Saskatchewan Government and General Employees' Union is urging the province to do more, including wage top-ups, to support front-line workers in the pandemic.
Acting president Roseann Strelezki says in a statement that most of the financial support provided to workers has come from the federal government, and she believes the province has room to spend.
4:02 a.m.: British Columbia is shifting into its next phase in the vaccine rollout, allowing people to book their appointments online.
The provincial government wants people to register first to get a confirmation code, then book an appointment for a shot when they are contacted by email, text or phone.
Starting today, people born in 1950 or earlier, Indigenous people 18 and older, and those who have certain medical conditions can book their appointments through the online portal.
Those aged 55 to 65 and living in the Lower Mainland also have the option of booking at pharmacies to get an Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as part of a parallel program.
In a written statement, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the supply of COVID-19 vaccines has allowed the province to move into the next phase of its rollout.
The online system opens after B.C. reported a record number of cases over the Easter weekend, including a high of 1,077 infections on Saturday.
Health Minister Adrian Dix said Monday the new online system has been tested and call centre operators booked hundreds of thousands of appointments through it over the past couple weeks.
"I think the system should work well. We'll see, of course. It will be for everyone to judge once it goes live."
4:01 a.m.: As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks.
The military commander handling logistics for Canada's vaccine distribution program says there will be enough vaccine delivered to give a first dose before Canada Day to every adult who wants one.
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin says that's if provinces follow the advice to delay second doses up to four months.
He also cautions that it is dependent on having no production delays again.
Health Canada anticipates a total of 36.5 million doses from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and the AstraZeneca vaccine from the Serum Institute of India by June 30.
Canadian provinces suspended use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in people under age 55 on Monday, acting on an advisory committee's concerns about a possible link between the shot and rare blood clots.
Dr. Heather Morrison, P.E.I.'s chief medical officer of health, said the risk of developing a serious problem after being immunized is "very, very low."
She said people who received the AstraZeneca vaccine should look for symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest pain, leg swelling, persistent abdominal pain, sudden onset of severe or persistent headache or blurred vision and skin bruising elsewhere than the site of vaccination, developing four to 20 days after vaccination.
There are approximately 31 million Canadians over 16, and no vaccines are approved for anyone younger than 16.
4 a.m.: Schools in Peel Region are closed for in-person learning starting today.
Dr. Lawrence Loh, the region's medical officer of health, has ordered schools in Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga to move classes online.
The closure will remain in place until April 18 and Loh says it may be extended if necessary.
The top doctor in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph public health unit has ordered all schools to stop in-person learning starting tomorrow, with classes to return no sooner than April 19.
In Toronto, the public health unit says it has recommended the closure of 20 schools as COVID-19 cases are investigated.
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association have also asked for schools in virus hot spots to move classes online until teachers can be vaccinated.
4 a.m.: The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday April 6, 2021.
In Canada, the provinces are reporting 320,956 new vaccinations administered for a total of 6,554,489 doses given. Nationwide, 718,462 people or 1.9 per cent of the population has been fully vaccinated. The provinces have administered doses at a rate of 17,294.496 per 100,000.
There were 2,081,392 new vaccines delivered to the provinces and territories for a total of 10,056,362 doses delivered so far. The provinces and territories have used 65.18 per cent of their available vaccine supply.
Please note that Newfoundland and Labrador, P.E.I., Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the territories typically do not report on a daily basis.
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting 13,720 new vaccinations administered over the past seven days for a total of 68,951 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 131.679 per 1,000. In the province, 1.84 per cent (9,654) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were 27,400 new vaccines delivered to Newfoundland and Labrador for a total of 129,060 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 25 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 53.43 per cent of its available vaccine supply.
P.E.I. is reporting 4,895 new vaccinations administered over the past seven days for a total of 25,153 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 158.565 per 1,000. In the province, 4.55 per cent (7,212) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were 7,700 new vaccines delivered to P.E.I. for a total of 39,585 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 25 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 63.54 per cent of its available vaccine supply.
Nova Scotia is reporting 24,277 new vaccinations administered over the past seven days for a total of 113,471 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 116.273 per 1,000. In the province, 3.03 per cent (29,532) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were 10,600 new vaccines delivered to Nova Scotia for a total of 196,650 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 20 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 57.7 per cent of its available vaccine supply.
New Brunswick is reporting 32,047 new vaccinations administered over the past seven days for a total of 122,229 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 156.696 per 1,000. In the province, 1.57 per cent (12,256) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were 42,800 new vaccines delivered to New Brunswick for a total of 190,485 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 24 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 64.17 per cent of its available vaccine supply.
Quebec is reporting 22,674 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,552,215 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 181.405 per 1,000. There were 193,102 new vaccines delivered to Quebec for a total of 2,320,707 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 27 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 66.89 per cent of its available vaccine supply.
Ontario is reporting 121,577 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,545,640 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 173.302 per 1,000. In the province, 2.19 per cent (322,197) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were 1,197,080 new vaccines delivered to Ontario for a total of 4,022,875 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 27 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 63.28 per cent of its available vaccine supply.
Manitoba is reporting 5,981 new vaccinations administered for a total of 210,088 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 152.569 per 1,000. In the province, 4.47 per cent (61,528) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were 20,500 new vaccines delivered to Manitoba for a total of 364,230 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 26 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 57.68 per cent of its available vaccine supply.
Saskatchewan is reporting 7,287 new vaccinations administered for a total of 221,533 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 187.875 per 1,000. In the province, 3.32 per cent (39,148) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were 52,500 new vaccines delivered to Saskatchewan for a total of 284,995 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 24 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 77.73 per cent of its available vaccine supply.
Alberta is reporting 54,472 new vaccinations administered for a total of 707,482 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 160.717 per 1,000. In the province, 2.64 per cent (116,198) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were 229,900 new vaccines delivered to Alberta for a total of 1,078,215 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 24 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 65.62 per cent of its available vaccine supply.
British Columbia is reporting 105,341 new vaccinations administered for a total of 893,590 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 174.136 per 1,000. In the province, 1.70 per cent (87,472) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were 299,810 new vaccines delivered to British Columbia for a total of 1,289,060 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 25 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 69.32 per cent of its available vaccine supply.
Yukon is reporting zero new vaccinations administered for a total of 35,470 doses given. The territory has administered doses at a rate of 849.968 per 1,000. In the territory, 27.78 per cent (11,592) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Yukon for a total of 51,400 doses delivered so far. The territory has received enough of the vaccine to give 120 per cent of its population a single dose. The territory has used 69.01 per cent of its available vaccine supply.
The Northwest Territories are reporting zero new vaccinations administered for a total of 37,655 doses given. The territory has administered doses at a rate of 834.571 per 1,000. In the territory, 30.88 per cent (13,933) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to the Northwest Territories for a total of 51,600 doses delivered so far. The territory has received enough of the vaccine to give 110 per cent of its population a single dose. The territory has used 72.97 per cent of its available vaccine supply.
Nunavut is reporting zero new vaccinations administered for a total of 21,012 doses given. The territory has administered doses at a rate of 542.581 per 1,000. In the territory, 19.99 per cent (7,740) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Nunavut for a total of 37,500 doses delivered so far. The territory has received enough of the vaccine to give 97 per cent of its population a single dose. The territory has used 56.03 per cent of its available vaccine supply.
*Notes on data: The figures are compiled by the COVID-19 Open Data Working Group based on the latest publicly available data and are subject to change. Note that some provinces report weekly, while others report same-day or figures from the previous day. Vaccine doses administered is not equivalent to the number of people inoculated as the approved vaccines require two doses per person. The vaccines are currently not being administered to children under 18 and those with certain health conditions. In some cases the number of doses administered may appear to exceed the number of doses distributed as some provinces have been drawing extra doses per vial.
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4 a.m.: The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday April 6, 2021.
There are 1,014,373 confirmed cases in Canada.
Canada:1,014,373 confirmed cases (58,673 active, 932,582 resolved, 23,118 deaths).*The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among repatriated travellers.
There were 6,267 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 154.38 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 42,654 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 6,093.
There were 43 new reported deaths Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 218 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 31. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.08 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 60.83 per 100,000 people.
There have been 27,946,280 tests completed.
Newfoundland and Labrador: 1,020 confirmed cases (eight active, 1,006 resolved, six deaths).
There were zero new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 1.53 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of four new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is one.
There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 1.15 per 100,000 people.
There have been 223,240 tests completed.
Prince Edward Island: 160 confirmed cases (13 active, 147 resolved, zero deaths).
There were zero new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 8.14 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of four new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is one.
There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is zero per 100,000 people.
There have been 127,300 tests completed.
Nova Scotia: 1,742 confirmed cases (31 active, 1,645 resolved, 66 deaths).
There were three new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 3.17 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 31 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is four.
There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 6.74 per 100,000 people.
There have been 437,783 tests completed.
New Brunswick: 1,662 confirmed cases (169 active, 1,463 resolved, 30 deaths).
There were 10 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 21.63 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 75 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 11.
There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 3.84 per 100,000 people.
There have been 269,376 tests completed.
Quebec: 317,364 confirmed cases (10,271 active, 296,396 resolved, 10,697 deaths).
There were 1,252 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 119.78 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 8,162 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 1,166.
There were four new reported deaths Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 46 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is seven. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.08 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 124.75 per 100,000 people.
There have been 7,001,156 tests completed.
Ontario: 364,537 confirmed cases (25,487 active, 331,600 resolved, 7,450 deaths).
There were 2,938 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 172.98 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 19,303 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 2,758.
There were 10 new reported deaths Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 113 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 16. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.11 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 50.56 per 100,000 people.
There have been 12,630,159 tests completed.
Manitoba: 34,487 confirmed cases (1,280 active, 32,267 resolved, 940 deaths).
There were 68 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 92.8 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 512 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 73.
There was one new reported death Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of six new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is one. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.06 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 68.15 per 100,000 people.
There have been 592,786 tests completed.
Saskatchewan: 34,763 confirmed cases (2,202 active, 32,121 resolved, 440 deaths).
There were 219 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 186.82 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 1,528 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 218.
There was one new reported death Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of seven new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is one. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.08 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 37.33 per 100,000 people.
There have been 679,507 tests completed.
Alberta: 153,194 confirmed cases (10,582 active, 140,614 resolved, 1,998 deaths).
There were 887 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 239.31 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 6,309 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 901.
There were four new reported deaths Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 15 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is two. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.05 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 45.18 per 100,000 people.
There have been 3,746,782 tests completed.
British Columbia: 104,920 confirmed cases (8,628 active, 94,806 resolved, 1,486 deaths).
There were 890 new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 167.61 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 6,725 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 961.
There were 23 new reported deaths Monday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 31 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is four. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.09 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 28.87 per 100,000 people.
There have been 2,203,547 tests completed.
Yukon: 74 confirmed cases (two active, 71 resolved, one deaths).
There were zero new cases Monday. The rate of active cases is 4.76 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of one new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is zero.
There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 2.38 per 100,000 people.
There have been 8,563 tests completed.
Northwest Territories: 42 confirmed cases (zero active, 42 resolved, zero deaths).
There were zero new cases Monday. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of zero new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is zero.
There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is zero per 100,000 people.
There have been 16,084 tests completed.
Nunavut: 395 confirmed cases (zero active, 391 resolved, four deaths).
There were zero new cases Monday. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of zero new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is zero.
There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 10.16 per 100,000 people.
There have been 9,921 tests completed.
12 a.m.: While the Toronto Blue Jays faced off against the Texas Rangers in a packed stadium Monday, (virtual) crowds took to social media to praise or decry the decision.
The Texas Rangers invited the largest crowds seen at a professional sporting event since the start of the pandemic, packing Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas with almost 40,000 fans.
In the end, the Jays came out on top, winning 6-2 against the Rangers.
The Rangers is the only team allowing more than half its stadium seats filled since the start of the major league Thursday — a move U.S. President Joe Biden called a “mistake” on ESPN Wednesday.
However, fans still flocked to fill the stands, many taking a “calculated risk” to experience the Rangers’ home opener in person.
Although Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently lifted the state’s mask mandate, masks were mandatory during the game.
For more on this story by Kevin Jiang click here.
Monday 8:14 p.m Toronto Public Health said it recommended the closures of 20 different schools across Toronto in a Twitter statement Monday.
These include 11 public schools, seven Catholic schools, one French and one independent school; the update follows Public Health’s decision to not shutter in-person learning in all Toronto schools. Peel Region moved all schools to remote learning Monday afternoon, effective Tuesday.
Affected Toronto public schools include: D.A. Morrison, Ellesmere Statton, Lillian Public School, Donwood Park, Danforth Tech Collegiate Institute, East York Collegiate Institute, Charles E Webster, Etienne Brule, Grenoble, Riverdale and Valley Park.
Shuttered Catholic schools include: St. Gregory, James Culnan Catholic School, Blessed Trinity, St. Brigid, St. Patrick, Neil McNeil and All Saints.
French school George Etienne Cartier and independent school Abu Bakr were also affected.
“We will keep the school communities informed as soon as the reopening dates are confirmed,” stated Toronto Public Health. “In the meantime, we remind all residents of the importance of keeping your distance, wearing your mask and washing your hands to help protect yourself and others.”
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