In one of Ontario’s hardest-hit regions, COVID-19 takes a toll on essential workers – CBC

3 people who live in Brampton, Ont., speak about their struggles during the pandemic

May 19, 2021

In Peel Region, which has been hit harder by COVID-19 than almost any other part of Ontario, essential workers — many of whom live in close quarters with several family members — have borne the brunt of the pandemic.

There have been more than 500 outbreaks of COVID-19 in workplaces in Peel since the pandemic began early last year, fuelling more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases in the region west of Toronto.

CBC News spoke with three people who live in Brampton, Ont., a city in Peel Region, about the struggles they and their families have faced during the pandemic.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-peel-region-covid-19-essential-1.6030283