Gov’t doctors see fearsome 1,000 cases-a-day C-19 calamity

Ontario could see 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 a day by mid-October medical statisticians predicted Wednesday. They said rising infections among young people were driving the spread of the virus among all demographics. New projections show a recent upward trajectory in COVID-19, with Ontario’s cases currently doubling every 10 to 12 days. It’s a fearsome infection calamity facing the entire population. Toronto physician Dr. Adalsteinn Brown, one of those who put together the figures, said a rising number of cases in those aged 20 to 39 are now contributing to the spread of the virus across all age groups.

Young patients unlikely to die but they spread virus

While young people with COVID-19 have lower mortality rates, they can transmit the virus to older people who are more at risk, he said. “A large amount of infection among young people right now is likely starting to spill over, which is where we see the most tragic and most challenging consequences,” said Brown, who is the dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto — Canadian Press