All of Ontario will reportedly be put under lockdown as of Christmas Eve.
That would mean only essential businesses would be allowed to remain open.
Sources say a 28-day lockdown for the southern portions of the province (south of Sudbury), will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, while the northern parts of Ontario will be under a 14-day lockdown.
The winter break for students will also reportedly be extended.
The province recorded 2,316 new cases of the virus yesterday, along with 25 more deaths related to the virus.
Toronto, Peel Region, York Region and Windsor-Essex are already under lockdown, while Hamilton joins the grey zone of the province’s COVID-19 response framework today.
The province-wide lockdown is expected to be officially announced by Premier Doug Ford at Queen’s Park later today.
Ontario is reporting 2,316 cases of #COVID19 and over 69,400 tests completed. Locally, there are 486 new cases in Toronto, 468 in Peel, 326 in York Region, 151 in Windsor-Essex County and 128 in Niagara.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) December 20, 2020
The spread of #COVID19 has reached a critical point.
Effective Monday December 21, @cityofhamilton will move to Grey-Lockdown level.
Please continue to follow public health measures.
Learn more about Grey-Lockdown level:https://t.co/0Yinu7leCU pic.twitter.com/hdfjUinHyC
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) December 19, 2020