Hamilton, Halton to move to the red ‘control’ level

The province is updating its colour-coded framework for imposing COVID-19 measures in light of  “alarming” new projections.

To address the spike in cases, the province is lowering thresholds for imposing stricter COVID-19 measures under the colour-coded framework.

The change means Toronto will move to the red level tomorrow, followed by Hamilton, Halton, Peel and York regions on Monday.

Niagara, Brant, Durham, Guelph and Waterloo will move into the orange level and Haldimand-Norfolk will move to yellow.

Chief medical health officer Dr. David Williams has updated guidance for those in red zones to not visit any other households and avoid non-essential trips outside the home.

For more information on levels visit: ontario.ca/covid-19

Full story tonight on the Evening News at 6 p.m.

Here’s how the numbers break down in our region:

Haldimand-Norfolk: 2 new cases, 22 active cases

Brant: 8 new cases, 72 active cases, 1 in hospital

Niagara: 12 new cases, 247 active cases, 4 in hospital

Hamilton: 46 new cases, 402 active cases, 1 death, 19 in hospital

Halton: 57 new cases, 486 active cases, 1 death, 16 in hospital