Cases Will Have to Drop Significantly Before We Get Out of Lockdown

Wednesday, 12 May 2021 05:50

By Tami Jeanneret

Chief MOH giving us a hint at what numbers will precipitate end to lockdown

With the provinces reopening date just over a week away, Ontario's top doctor, Dr. David Williams giving us a hint as to when we can actually reopen

Williams says he wants to see case numbers well below a thousand a day before public health restrictions are rolled back.

Yesterday, the province did report a drop in new infections, with 2,073 new cases, but that came a day after case numbers rose to over 2,700.

Niagara Public Health, meantime, reporting 82 new cases yesterday up from the day before.

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