There are now a record 2,202 people battling COVID-19 in hospitals across Ontario.
As high as that figure is, the province says more than 10% of hospitals have not submitted data.
516 of the 755 people in intensive care need mechanical help to breathe.
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to declare a public welfare emergency under The Emergencies Act to deal with the situation in Ontario.
He calls Premier Doug Ford’s handling of the pandemic a train-wreck and says the situation is catastrophically bad.
Premier Doug Ford’s government imposed new restrictions early Friday to try to curb the wildfire spread of the virus, only to lift some of them over the weekend after a backlash by residents and doctors.
Checkpoints went up at the boundaries with Quebec and Manitoba this morning to limit inter-provincial travel.
As of tomorrow, Ontario residents aged 40 and up can book an appointment to get an Oxford-AstraZeneca shot.