The province tightened the thresholds for each restriction level on Friday after the government’s model was criticised as too lenient. The maximum weekly incidence rate in the yellow “protect” zone, in which the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) had previously been placed, was lowered from 39.9 cases per 100,000 to 24.9 per 100,000.
Eastern Ontario to move to ‘orange’ zone
