One Toronto Spot Has Hundreds More COVID-19 Cases Than Other Neighbourhoods

More measures will be announced next week.
Ontario Editor

As Toronto COVID-19 cases continue to rise, it seems that some neighbourhoods are getting hit harder than others. 

In fact, one spot in the 6ix has hundreds of more recent cases than surrounding neighbourhoods. 

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284 Number of active cases in Downsview-Roding

According to the City of Toronto data, Downsview-Roding currently has 284 recent cases, which have been reported in the past 21 days.*

This one spot has 279 more than Runnymede-Bloor West Village, which has only had five recent cases.

Downsview-Roding also has 273 more than Blake-Jones.*

While this area is currently the spot with the most COVID-19 cases in the city, others follow close behind it. 

Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown is reporting 269, while Woburn has 259.* 

As cases continue to rise throughout Toronto, Mayor John Tory has been pleading with residents to stay home this New Year's. 

The City also states that more measures are set to be announced next week in an attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19. 

*This article and its headline have been updated. 

  • Allysha Howse was the Ontario Editor for Narcity Canada. Based in Toronto with seven years of experience as a leading journalist, she has been able to bring breaking news to readers across the country. Over the past year, she has been able to help Narcity reach record-breaking growth and bring original Ontario-focused stories to the fingertips of millennials. Allysha specialized in Books and Media Studies at the University of Toronto and has publications in Snapd Media.

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