By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 7, 2021 6:12 am 2:00Pressure mounting for Ontario government to clarify reopening plans WATCH ABOVE: Pressure mounting for Ontario government to clarify reopening plans. Matthew Bingley reports. TORONTO — Ontario’s science advisory table is set to release new modelling today, as COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the province.The province’s chief medical officer of health is also scheduled to provide an update about the COVID-19 situation in Ontario today, in addition to his regular Thursday briefing.Dr. Kieran Moore will also likely face questions about the Omicron variant, with at least 13 cases detected so far in the province and the London, Ont., area health unit investigating a potential cluster of 30. Trending Stories Ontario’s seven-day average of daily new cases is up to 940, a level not seen since the decline of the third wave in early June. Story continues below advertisement Officials have said a rise in cases this fall and winter was expected, as the weather gets colder and more activities move indoors.The science advisory table’s last modelling, released Nov. 12, didn’t make daily case count projections, saying the immediate future was uncertain, though a rise in ICU occupancy since then has been in line with their predictions. View link » © 2021 The Canadian Press
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