The scientific director of Ontario's COVID-19 science advisory table says Ontario appears to be on the right track and that cases should be declining in the coming weeks if people maintain current behaviour patterns.
“It's probably true that we have passed the peak,” Dr. Peter Jüni told CP24 in an interview Tuesday night. “The peak was around the holiday weekend, and we now see that there's probably a real downward trend.”
Jüni estimated that based on wastewater data, Ontario is probably seeing somewhere between 80,000 and 90,000 new infections per day, though many of those who are infected are believed to be asymptomatic and are going undiagnosed. Asked whether he thinks that people will be able to enjoy this summer without worrying about COVID too much, Jüni said that he is hopeful but that a new variant could always change the landscape.