The province is reporting 375 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 this morning, bringing the provincial total up to 3,630 positive test results.
The death toll reported by the province is nearing 100 now with 94 deaths attributed to COVID-19, although provincial numbers have been below those reported by regional health units.
The number of deaths in York Region has nearly doubled, according to public health yesterday, not totalling 13.
The Region of York is reporting 412 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including an additional case in Newmarket, now totalling 29. The number of hospitalized patients has increased to 28, with 15 critically ill in ICU .
Another health-care worker has been confirmed with COVID-19, now totalling 28.
There are 506 patients in Ontario hospitalized with COVID-19. Of those, 196 are in an intensive care unit and of those 152 are on ventilators. The province is reporting there have been 1,219 recoveries.
In the provincial list of cases, 32.8 per cent are 60 years of age or older. Of all the cases 21.3 per cent travelled in the 14 days prior to becoming ill, and 12.5 per cent had close contact with a confirmed case. Approximately 18 per cent of cases had neither travel nor close contact history, and in 48.4 per cent of the cases exposure information is still under investigation.
There are now 36 outbreaks reported in long-term care homes in Ontario.
— With files from Debora Kelly
