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Alberta sets new COVID-19 records with 207 people hospitalized with the illness
Province also breaks record with 8,090 active cases
Alberta set three more COVID-19 records on Tuesday, with active cases surpassing the 8,000 mark and 207 people now being treated in hospitals for the illness.
The hospital cases included 43 patients in ICU beds.
The number of active cases now stands at 8,090.
Those three totals have never been higher since the pandemic began in March.
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Ontario reports record-high 1,388 new COVID-19 cases
3rd time in 4 days a new record for daily case counts reported
Ontario reported 1,388 additional cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, a new single-day record, and 15 more deaths linked to the illness.
It's the third time in four days that record daily case counts have been set in the province.
The newly confirmed infections push the seven-day average, a measure that helps provide a clearer picture of longer-term trends, up to 1,154, the highest since the outbreak began in Ontario in late January.
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Coronavirus: Russia resists lockdown and pins hopes on vaccine
The ticket booths at Krylatskoye ice palace are shuttered, but the rink is full: not of speed skaters and hockey players, but rows of coronavirus patients.
It's one of five facilities in Moscow transformed into giant temporary hospitals that are now swinging into action as the number of new Covid cases reaches daily record highs.
The Kremlin describes the rate of infection as "worrying" - close to 21,000 new cases were announced across Russia on Tuesday - and it admits that healthcare facilities in some regions are "overloaded".
Situation in Moscow 'unstable'
It is resisting a full, national lockdown, anxious to protect the economy and optimistic that Russia's contender for a Covid-19 vaccine can help chart a way out of this crisis.
But on Tuesday Moscow's mayor announced new restrictions, including a 23:00 curfew on bars and restaurants, describing the coronavirus situation in the capital as "unstable".
The ice has gone for now, but the ice palace hospital is equipped with the latest digital technology and the chief doctor is insistently upbeat.
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Toronto considering new restrictions after record spike in COVID-19 cases
TORONTO -- Toronto's mayor and top public health doctor say they plan to release more information Tuesday about whether the city will introduce additional restrictions to curtail rising COVID-19 infections.
Speaking at a news conference on Monday afternoon, Mayor John Tory said he believes an "enhanced suite of measures" will likely be needed to drive down cases in Toronto, which saw a record high 483 new infections on Monday.
"We won't speculate today on what action will be taken. We are continuing to speak with our public health officials, with our lawyers, and with the province. And as people would expect, we are carefully reviewing all of our options," Tory said.
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Toronto's top doctor announces stricter measures as new COVID-19 cases break records
Mayor John Tory said Monday city needs to 'hunker down' as infections climb
The latest:
- Toronto's Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa is recommending stricter measures on top of Ontario's "red" category restrictions that will remain in place for 28 days under Section 22 of provincial legislation.
- The new protections come into effect at 12:01 a.m. this Saturday.
- Indoor dining at restaurants and bars will remain prohibited.
- Meeting and event spaces will remain closed, as will casinos and bingo halls.
- Existing restrictions on indoor fitness classes will remain in place.
- De Villa is also recommending not socializing with people outside your household and that businesses continue to keep work-from-home plans.
- Toronto is moving into the "red" level of Ontario's colour-coded COVID-19 shutdown system and adding stricter measures on top of those restrictions as the city sees record new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus.
The measures, which will be in place for a period of 28 days, come as the city sees a 5.9-per-cent positivity figure, the city's Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa announced at a news conference Tuesday.
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