Published Wednesday, June 24, 2020 7:28PM EDT
Last Updated Wednesday, June 24, 2020 7:35PM EDT
Toronto Public Health reported 73 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, bringing the total cases to 14,029. Of those cases, 1,061 have died, while 12, 061 have recovered.
"We also know from the experiences other jurisdictions that we can expect to see an increase in cases as more people are connecting, mixing, and moving around in our city," Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto's medical officer of health, said during a news conference.
"And until a vaccine or treatment is available, we must continue to be careful and to take care of each other. We need to keep assessing our local circumstances each week."
De Villa said residents need to keep practicing physical distancing and other public health measures to continue to move forward and not risk losing the progress the city has made to stop the spread of the virus.
The doctor also answered COVID-19 questions from CP24viewers on Wednesday.