The rise came after the province lifted capacity restrictions on venues like stadiums and restaurants and the weather became cooler, forcing people indoors
Dr. Peter Juni says the rise in daily case counts over the last week comes after the province lifted capacity restrictions on venues like stadiums and restaurants and the weather became cooler, forcing people indoors.
Juni says people may be taking fewer precautions in of light those changes and the high vaccination rate in the province. The seven-day average for infections has risen to 476 from 362 a week ago, and University of Toronto public health professor Barry Pakes says increasing case numbers were to be expected with the cooler weather and relaxation of public health measures.
Pakes says the trend isn’t too worrying yet but it might mean cases are even higher next month, so people who aren’t vaccinated should get their shots before gathering over the holidays.
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