The Ontario government announced Friday that the Peel region is moving into the red zone of restrictions.
“The numbers that we’re seeing in Peel and specifically Brampton, they’re just going through the roof,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday. “It’s out of control right now and we have react.”
This comes as the province reported 1,003 daily COVID-19 cases, including 300 new cases in Toronto, 280 in Peel and 125 in York Region.
As of Saturday, Nov. 7 at 12:01 a.m., public health unit regions will be in these levels, which will require them to follow the latest restrictions listed as part of the province’s new colour-scale format:
Red-Control:
Peel Regional Health Unit
Orange-Restrict:
Ottawa Public Health
York Region Public Health
Yellow-Protect:
Brant County Health Unit
City of Hamilton Public Health Services
Durham Region Health Department
Eastern Ontario Health Unit
Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit
Halton Region Public Health
Niagara Region Public Health
Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
Green-Prevent:
Algoma Public Health
Chatham-Kent Public Health
Grey Bruce Health Unit
Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
Huron Perth Public Health
Lambton Public Health
Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit
Middlesex-London Health Unit
North Bay Parry Sound District
Northwestern Health Unit
Peterborough Public Health
Porcupine Health Unit
Public Health Sudbury & Districts
Renfrew County and District Health Unit
Southwestern Public Health
Thunder Bay District Health Unit
Timiskaming Health Unit
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
Toronto Public Health will remain in a modified Stage 2 until November 14, 2020.
