One day before the anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a pandemic, Toronto's top doctor Eileen de Villa says the city has passed a "sobering milestone." There have now been more than 100,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the city, and nearly 2,700 dead. Of the 20,000 people who used Toronto's homeless shelter system last year, 711 contracted the disease — and six died with the virus. One recent outbreak linked to the COVID-19 variant has ripped through the Maxwell Meighen Centre in downtown Toronto, infecting dozens of people. On Sunday, the city said it plans to begin administering vaccines to people experiencing homelessness in Toronto's shelter system this week.

Source: CBC News March 10, 2021 12:22 UTC