THREAD: Ontario's second wave of #COVID19, in quotes and charts.

"We are flattening the curve." Premier Doug Ford, Oct. 6
(seven-day-average trend of new cases daily = 611) #COVID19Ontario

“We see the curve going down.” Premier Doug Ford, Oct. 28 (daily average of new cases = 886) #COVID19Ontario

“We’re seeing the numbers starting to go down, not to the level that any of us would like to see, but they are maintaining at a plateau.” Health Minister Christine Elliott, Nov. 2 (daily average of new cases = 919) #COVID19Ontario

"As much as we're seeing the numbers go up, we still have the lowest numbers for any large jurisdiction." Premier Doug Ford, Nov. 9 (daily average of new cases = 1,106) #COVID19Ontario

"I just want to talk about this announcement. This is a massive, massive announcement. I don't know if people realize how big of an announcement this is." Premier Doug Ford, announcing a new centralized government procurement agency, Nov. 16 (daily average of new cases = 1,443)

"The situation is extremely serious and further action is required to avoid the worst case scenario." Premier Doug Ford, announcing lockdown in Toronto and Peel, Nov. 20 (daily average of new cases = 1,373) #COVID19Ontario

“Some of the individuals who do some of the data analysis have said they are seeing indications that the lockdown has had an effect.” Dr. David Williams, Dec. 7 (daily average of new cases = 1,820) #COVID19Ontario

"Because of the guidelines we put in, Dr. Williams has put in place and his team, we're seeing a plateau per se." Premier Doug Ford, Dec. 15 (daily average of new cases = 1,927) #COVID19Ontario

Today, Ontario's seven-day-average trend of new #COVID19 cases topped 2,000 for the first time in the pandemic. #COVID19Ontario

Ontario's hospitals call for new 28-day lockdowns, as the Ministry of Health reported a record-high 2,432 new cases of #COVID19. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-coronavirus-ontario-december-17-oha-lockdown-1.5845195