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Podcast: This Matters
Episode: COVID case counts decline but a variant could be rising
Description: Guest: Ed Tubb, Toronto Star journalist focused on COVID-19 data With declining case counts and other positives indicators, it looks as though Ontario might have finally turned the corner of the devastating third wave. With rumours of the province potentially opening earlier than expected, there may be better days on the horizon. But not all the numbers are rosy. There are signs pointing to the rise of one of the more transmissible COVID variants becoming the dominant strain here. There are also those who are slow and hesitating to get vaccines, which slows progress. Today...