These Toronto Neighbourhoods Currently Have Hundreds Less COVID-19 Cases Than Others
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COVID-19 cases are being reported all over Toronto, but some areas have fewer cases than others.
COVID-19 cases have swiftly grown over the past few weeks as the highly transmissible Omicron variant makes its way through the province with higher hospitalization rates and record-breaking daily COVID-19 case counts.
As of January 10, there are 32,183 active cases of COVID-19 in Toronto, according to the City.
The neighbourhood with the smallest number of recent COVID-19 cases (which the city defines as cases "with episode dates in the past 21 days") is Beechborough-Greenbrook, with only 96 reported cases, which is over 18 times lower than the highest reporting neighbourhood, according to the City of Toronto.
The neighbourhood with the highest number of recent COVID-19 cases is the Waterfront Communities-the Island with a total of 1,739 cases, which is significantly higher than the second-highest reporting neighbourhood, Rouge, with 933 recently reported COVID-19 cases.
The five Toronto neighbourhoods with the lowest number of recent COVID-19 cases are:
- Beechborough-Greenbrook, 96
- Lambton Baby Point, 118
- Rustic, 136
- Woodbine-Lumsden, 142
- Long Branch, 145
The five Toronto neighbourhoods with the highest number of recent COVID-19 cases are:
- Waterfront Communities -The Islands, 1,739
- Rouge, 933
- Woburn, 931
- Malvern, 829
- Mimico, 828
The Waterfront Communities-the Island also reported the most COVID-19 cases per neighbourhood between December 2 and December 22, according to the City of Toronto, with 581 recent COVID-19 cases.