COVID-19 Local News

5 more cases in Newmarket, 5 institutional outbreaks, 6 school surveillances remain active; York Region confirms 121 new cases, 3 more deaths, 33 more variant cases, as incidence rate, at 54, continues to decline; Ontario new cases jump above 1,200, 22 more deaths, as variant cases soar to 833

Canada has pre-purchased 10 million doses, with options to buy another 28 million

The store has been deep-cleaned and professionally sanitized, president says

The Ontario government is providing more than $25.3 million for Newmarket, Aurora and York Region to deliver services and help keep capital projects on track

'There was a 100-year-old man in there and there was no shelter, no water for them, no seating for them inside ... Everyone was squished together, too, no six-feet part at all,' says resident of situation at Ray Twinney today

(Data delayed due to public health technical issues) Newmarket only municipality to report 0 new cases, as active cases drop to 38, BrightPath outbreak closes; York Region confirms 64 new cases, 2 more deaths, 27 more variant cases, as incidence rate drops to 56; Ontario reports 994 new cases, 10 more deaths and 95 more variant cases

Newmarket Mayor John Taylor and York Region public health representatives will take your questions tomorrow at 2 p.m. on Facebook Live

The speed in which variant cases are growing has slowed significantly, according to Dr. Karim Kurji

Updates for Newmarket and York Region aren't currently available due to ongoing technical difficulties being reported by York Region Public Health

Extra funding to be targeted at First Nations in remote areas