Toronto's COVID-19 Cases Are The Worst In This 1 Neighbourhood RN
This one spot has hundreds more cases than others.
Ontario's COVID-19 case numbers are skyrocketing, and this Toronto neighbourhood is bringing in the highest rates for recent cases in the city.
The Waterfront communities and the Island have the highest case rate in the city with 581 recent COVID-19 cases, from December 2 to December 22, according to the City of Toronto.
Toronto's least impacted neighbourhoods are Bayview Woods-Steeles with 18 recent cases and Beechborough-Greenbrook with 19 recent cases.
Ontario's daily case numbers hit an all-time high on Thursday, with 5,790 new cases reported and seven new deaths marking the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic in 2020.
The Ontario government has recently implemented additional restrictions to stop the spread of the new Omicron variant, which is quickly spreading throughout the province.
New measures include limiting indoor gatherings to 10 people and outdoor gatherings to 25 people. Capacity limits have also been brought to 50% in areas including cinemas, personal care services and restaurants.
Additional measures, such as curfews and early last calls were also implemented in restaurants and bars across the province.
Here are the Toronto neighbourhoods with the most COVID-19 cases:
- Waterfront Communities - 581 recent COVID-19 cases
- Niagara - 261 recent COVID-19 cases
- Church-Yonge Corridor - 179 recent COVID-19 cases
- The Beaches - 172 recent COVID-19 cases
- Annex - 162 recent COVID-19 cases
Here are the five Toronto neighbourhoods with the fewest COVID-19 cases:
- Bayview Woods-Steeles - 18 recent COVID-19 cases
- Beechborough-Greenbrook - 19 recent COVID-19 cases
- Brookhaven-Amesbury - 22 recent COVID-19 cases
- Elms-Old Rexdale - 22 recent COVID-19 cases
- Agincourt North - 23 recent COVID-19 cases
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Ontario Hospitals Are Now Opening Children COVID-19 Clinics As Cases Rise
Appointments are booking up fast.
The Windsor Regional Hospital in Ontario opened an additional COVID-19 assessment centre for children on August 31.
The Paediatric Urgent Medical Assessment (PUMA) opened amid an increase in the need for pediatric testing, the chief nursing executive at Windsor Hospital, Karen Riddell, told Narcity.
"We started planning for it a couple of weeks ago. As you know, we have another COVID-19 assessment centre located at our elect campus, and what we've been seeing over the last few weeks is an increase in demand for pediatric testing," said Riddell. "And then, of course, we've got our rising rates in Windsor-Essex County."
Why is there a need?
Riddell says they have also been "looking down south in the U.S. the southern states in particular," which have been seeing high rates of pediatric hospitalization and impact from the Delta variant.
"Back again locally, we know that our school are going back in another week, so we're going to be getting back into in-person learning, and any time we move inside, we know that increases risk for transmission of COVID-19 and, in particular, the Delta variant."
"So what we wanted to do was make sure that [..] we had enough capacity for the potentially increased demand but also look at the opportunity to consolidate all of our children that are presenting for testing at our Metropolitan campus so that we've got easy access to our pediatricians and having that expertise on hand."
What has the response been?
On opening day yesterday, Riddell said they had 60 available slots, 59 of which were booked up. She expects today will be equally as busy.
PUMA offers "COVID-19 testing, urgent care medical assessment based on potential COVID-19 symptoms, and, where appropriate, COVID-19 vaccinations using the approved Pfizer vaccine for those born in 2009 or earlier," and will be open seven days a week from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. according to the hospital website.
Do other hospitals have similar programs?
Michael Garron Hospital has also relaunched its Paediatric Emergency Department COVID-19 Assessment Zone for the back-to-school season, according to a statement from Dr. Kyle Vojdani, chief of the emergency department.
"We understand the COVID-19 testing and assessment experience can be stressful for families. As students prepare to go back to school, Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) is re-launching its Paediatric Emergency Department (ED) COVID-19 Assessment Zone to provide a safe and accessible space for symptomatic children and families in East Toronto to receive COVID-19 tests and assessments."
PUMA and Micheal Garron Hospital's Paediatric Emergency Department COVID-19 Assessment Zone both require online bookings to visit their children's assessment centres.
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As of Saturday, April 17, Ontario had more than double the number of cases than anywhere else in the country, with officials recording 40,694 active cases of COVID-19.
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We're in the global top five! 🤩
New research into the best health care in the world has found that Canada’s public health care system is among the best of the best.
The data, compiled by U.S. News and shared in April 2021, ranked Canada in fourth place globally when it comes to our health care.
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It was Sweden that took the top spot, with Germany coming in second place. Denmark took third place in the global ranking.
In fact, Canada took the top spot overall when it came to U.S. News’ ranking of the best countries in the world, which is based on factors including social purpose, women's experience, racial equality and more.
It’s not the first time Canada’s health care has been recognized on a global scale, either. Earlier this year, the country was found to be home to six of the world’s top health centres, four of which are in Toronto alone!
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