Ontario won’t allow overnight camps to operate this summer, but day camps may go ahead; Ontario’s cases of COVID-19 jump by 505, with 14 deaths; Ontario cancels classes for rest of school year
The latest novel coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Tuesday (this file will be updated throughout the day). Web links to longer stories if available.
8 p.m.: Another resident has died at Hawthorne Place Care Centre in North York, the home said Tuesday.
The COVID-19 outbreak at the home has killed 39 so far.
Ninety-six residents and 103 staff at the home tested positive for the virus. Many remain at home in self-isolation, and 21 have since returned to work.
A team of military personnel has been assisting at the nursing home since late April.
"Hawthorne Place engages with Public Health on a daily basis and we continue to follow all isolation, screening, and enhanced cleaning protocols as directed by local and provincial health authorities,” said Gale Coburn, executive director of the home.
5:55 p.m. Day camps in Ontario will be permitted to open for July and August, the premier’s office announced Tuesday, but overnight camps will not be permitted to operate.
The opening of day camps will depend on whether COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline. Camps will be required to follow “strict health and safety” guidelines with oversight from local public health departments and the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, a statement from the premier’s office said.
The statement said day camps would be allowed to operate in order to support parents, who learned Tuesday that schools would not reopen until the fall.
“Our plan will ensure students receive the best educational experience, both inside and outside the classroom, during this difficult time. That is why we are strengthening summer learning opportunities, reopening summer day camps, and it is why we will continue to make the case for synchronous, live, and dynamic learning,” said Education Minister Stephen Lecce.
The province will also launch an optional summer learning program for students who want to continue studying remotely.
5:21 p.m. Ontario’s regional health units are reporting more than 500 new COVID-19 cases in a day for the first time in nearly three weeks, according to the Star’s latest count.
As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, the health units had reported a total of 24,929 confirmed and probable cases, including 2,018 deaths. The 505 new confirmed and probable cases reported since the same time Monday evening were the most the province has seen since May 1, when the number was 544.
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