Toronto city councillor Michael Ford has tested positive for COVID-19, he confirmed in a statement on Tuesday night. "This morning I was made aware that I have tested positive for COVID-19. We wish Councillor Ford a speedy recovery," Ivana Yelich, the premier's press secretary, said in an email on Tuesday night. —@JohnToryMichael Ford was elected to Toronto city council in 2016 in a byelection following the death of his uncle, former Toronto mayor Rob Ford. As of Monday at 3 p.m., Toronto had a cumulative total of 12,828 cases of COVID-19.

Source: CBC News June 09, 2020 23:50 UTC