Number of COVID-19 vaccine exemptions being given out seems ‘high,’ Ontario medical officer says Moore says if there is a combination of vaccinated and unvaccinated people in the group, attendees may consider keeping masks on indoors, particularly for older people or those with chronic medical conditions.Last year, Ontario recommended that kids in the four COVID-19 hot spots at the time, which were Toronto, Ottawa, Peel and York regions, should not go trick-or-treating.Ontario’s average of daily new COVID-19 cases – at 576 – has generally been declining since early September, while last year at this time it was a bit higher, but on the rise..