3 Toronto hospitals declare COVID-19 outbreaks after multiple units see positive cases

St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto Western Hospital, CAMH all reporting cases in patients, staff


Ontario government reports 658 new coronavirus cases, 5 new deaths; 64,371 total cases

The Ontario government is reporting in its daily update that almost 660 new people have tested positive for coronavirus.

As of Sunday morning, the government said 64,371 have contracted COVID-19 to date. It was also reported that five people died since Saturday morning, bringing the total number of people dead to 3,046.

In total, 55,371 people have recovered from the virus — an increase of 685 people since Saturday.


Coronavirus: The place in North America with no cases

Covid-19 cases are rising in many parts of Canada, but one region - Nunavut, a northern territory - is a rare place in North America that can say it's free of coronavirus in its communities.

Last March, as borders around the world were slamming shut as coronavirus infections rose, officials in Nunavut decided they too would take no risks.

They brought in some of the strictest travel regulations in Canada, barring entry to almost all non-residents.

Residents returning home from the south would first have to spend two weeks, at the Nunavut government's expense, in "isolation hubs" - hotels in the cities of Winnipeg, Yellowknife, Ottawa or Edmonton.

Security guards are stationed throughout the hotels, and nurses check in on the health of those isolating. To date, just over 7,000 Nunavummiut have spent time in these hubs as a stopover on their return home.

It's not been without challenges. People have been caught breaking isolation and have had stays extended, which has in part contributed to occasional waiting times to enter the some of the hubs. There have been complaints about the food available to those confined there.

But, as coronavirus infections spread throughout Canada, and with the number of cases on the rise again, the official case count in Nunavut remains zero.




toronto: 3 Toronto hospitals declare COVID-19 outbreaks after multiple units see positive cases
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toront-western-hospital-covid-19-outbreak-1.5767072


658: Ontario government reports 658 new coronavirus cases, 5 new deaths; 64,371 total cases
https://globalnews.ca/news/7404245/coronavirus-ontario-cases-october-18-covid-19/


nunavut: Coronavirus: The place in North America with no cases
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54405736