COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Thursday:Ontario Premier Doug Ford issued a letter on Thursday asking for input from doctors and educators as to whether or not schools should reopen amid the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Ford asked for responses to be submitted by Friday at 5 p.m.
and attached seven questions. COVID-19: Doug Ford pens letter asking doctors, experts whether Ontario schools should reopen Ontario reported 1,135 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday.Of those:Ontario is reporting 1,135 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday.
The provincial total now stands at 527,180.The death toll in the province has risen to 8,697 as 19 more deaths were recorded.Thursday’s case count is up slightly from Wednesday’s which saw 1,095.