Toronto has embarked on what’s called an action plan to combat very high rates of C-19 in some neighbourhoods, many of which are in the City’s northwest. But there is not much analysis of causes. Is it lifestyle, cramped high-rise living or indifference? Or is it something else? The action plan calls for more information, community agency support, increased testing and, perhaps importantly, supporting effective isolation.
Halloween at home
Elsewhere, the government is telling parents to plan Halloween at home. The enormously popular day is tough to cancel, but it has the potential for danger.
C-19 curve may be flattening
Ontario reported 704 new cases of C-19 infection Monday. The Ministry of Health says there may now be some “evidence of plateauing” in the daily counts. It is a slight increase on the 658 cases confirmed one day prior but comes on about 9,000 fewer tests, pointing to a much higher positivity rate of 2.2 per cent.
