The directive comes amid concerns about an uptick in coronavirus cases in certain Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods with large Orthodox Jewish populations. State health officials have said reopening schools and colleges have contributed to an increase in cases. An additional 445 people are in the process of being tested, and the hospital expects the number of positive cases to grow. Data from state health and education departments released Friday indicate the virus is circulating in schools and nursing homes. ___TORONTO — Canada’s most populous province is making bars and restaurants shut down earlier in a bid to curb rising coronavirus cases in Ontario.