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Ontario reports 1,794 new COVID-19 cases, 20 more deaths

Ontario is reporting fewer than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases for a second day in a row and 20 more deaths on Saturday.

Provincial health officials logged 1,794 new infections today, down from 1,890 on Friday.

U.K. urges caution on COVID-19 variant first seen in India. Should Canadians worry?

Rising cases of the B.1.617.2 variant of the virus that causes COVID-19, first identified in India, have U.K. authorities urging caution, even as they reopen pubs and allow gatherings across the country.

There’s reason to worry about this variant in Canada, experts say, though they add that so far, it hasn’t been proven to get past our vaccines.

‘Black fungus’ disease linked to Covid spreads across India

States across India have begun declaring a “black fungus” epidemic as cases of the fatal rare infection shoot up in patients recovering from Covid-19.

The fungal disease, called mucormycosis, has a 50% mortality rate. It affects patients initially in the nose but the fungus can then spread into the brain, and can often only be treated by major surgery removing the eye or part of skull and jaw.

Ontario is reporting 1,890 cases of #COVID19 and over 37,100 tests completed. Locally, there are 469 new cases in Toronto, 468 in Peel, 165 in York Region, 111 in Hamilton and 107 in Durham.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) May 21, 2021

With Moderna shipments uncertain, Ottawa lowers expectations on vaccine deliveries

OTTAWA – With uncertainty about vaccine maker Moderna’s upcoming shipments, the government is revising projections on how many doses will be in Canada before the end of June.

The government now expects as few as 40 million doses of vaccines could be in Canada before the end of June, down from the 48 million it was expecting. The Liberals have widely used the 48 million figure to promote their vaccination effort.

Given Ontario’s re-opening plan is vaccine rate dependent this can’t help.