Toronto has continued to see rising numbers in the amount of COVID-19 cases, leading to questions over if the city, and other major urban areas like it, need special considerations when it comes to easing restrictions.
In recent weeks, the City has often accounted for about half of the new overall cases of COVID-19 in Ontario. It was the same story on Wednesday, when 152 new infections were reported in Toronto, while 292 cases were reported for the entire province.
Both Toronto’s mayor and its medical officer of health said they would like the province to take into account the city’s individual needs before loosening restrictions any further. “The city is different because of its size, because of the way its population is set up in a more