Toronto COVID-19 Cases Are Set To Spike & We Could See 2,500 A Day By The End Of April

The city of Toronto is expected to see a spike in COVID-19 cases over the next month, according to officials. 

Toronto Public Health reported that the city is now on track to record 2,500 cases a day by the end of April, further solidifying the GTA as a hot spot. 

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The city, which has recorded a total of 125,497 cases since the start of the pandemic, has recently been struggling to curb the spread of variants of concern (VOCs).

"Infections due to VOCs were associated with a 91% relative increase in COVID-19 deaths and a 36% relative increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations in Toronto," a statement from TPH reads.

Toronto is currently operating under Ontario's new stay-at-home order, which was announced on April 7, 2021.