These maps show Toronto’s current COVID-19 hot spots are not where you think they are at the moment.
The City of Toronto recently published an interactive map of COVID-19 case counts for the region.
In the wake of the pandemic’s rapid uptake of physical distancing in cities across the world, the city found the most likely hotspots as of April 17.
But after looking at these hotspots, we can see that while the hotspots of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are not in the most likely hot spots at the moment, there are still areas that are showing high levels of infection.
A quick look at the map shows that the most likely hotspot for Toronto and its surrounding regions are:
West of M6 (i.e.: Greater Toronto Area excluding Mississauga)
The west of M6 is actually now a hotspot, but that hotspot didn’t exist prior to April 17. The west of M6 has been seeing high levels of infection since late March, according to the city.
The areas around the Highway 401 highway and the M42 highway also appear to be hotspots.
The area south of Weston Road appears to be a hotspot.
The area north of Eglinton appears to be a hotspot.
Even the area north of the Humber River appears to be a hotspot.
The areas around the Gardiner Expressway are also showing high levels of infection.
As our next post will show, these areas show high levels of COVID-19 infection, and it’s hard to understand why this is the case when we have no clear connection to any of these hotspots.
Note: These posts will be updated regularly with news, analysis, and other information related to the province of Ontario.
Also note: This post has been updated to reflect the April 17 updates on Toronto’s COVID-19 hotspots.
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