Mayor John Tory, joined by Toronto’s medical officer of health Dr. Eileen de Villa and Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg provided an update on the city’s COVID-19 cases and the ongoing response to the pandemic on Wednesday.

Tory said on Tuesday that urgent joint action by the federal and provincial governments to support cities of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) is needed now.

Mayor Tory also thanked the Canadian National Exhibition board for the "right decision" of cancelling the CNE exhibition this summer, adding that "health must come first" and that now there is an opportunity to plan for a modern CNE in 2021.

Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s medical officer of health reported 218 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in the city to 7,775.

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