There are now 200 deaths reported in the province attributed to COVID-19, which is 26 more than were reported yesterday.
Ontario Health has reported 483 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, which is about a 9.2 per cent increase in cases.
This is the second-highest daily case report since the pandemic began, however, the per cent increase has been higher (around 11 to 12 per cent) in previous reports.
The per cent increase is calculated by dividing the new cases by the provincial total.
Yesterday, Ontario reported 552 new cases (about 11.6 per cent increase) of lab-confirmed COVID-19, which was the highest daily case report so far, and the first one in the 500s.
The province’s total number of confirmed cases is now at 5,759, with 2,305 of those reported recovered.
York Region announced today it will be updating its confirmed cases once a day now, at 5 p.m.
Four more seniors in York Region have died as a result of COVID-19, in Markham and Vaughan, York Region public health reported yesterday.
Twenty-three people have died in York Region as a result of COVID-19, with the majority of fatalities, 15, occurring in Markham.
York Region public health reported 35 new confirmed cases, the majority in Vaughan again, totalling 558 April 8.
In Ontario, 632 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19, and 264 of those are in intensive care units. There are 214 people on ventilators due to COVID-19.
Of the province’s total confirmed cases, 45.5 per cent are male and 53.8 per cent are female. The largest age group with COVID-19 is those between 40 and 59 years old (1,996). The second-largest demographic is those between 20 and 49 years old (1,464) and the third-largest is those aged 60-79 (1,412).
There are 69 outbreaks reported at long-term care facilities in the province.
There have been 88,698 people tested in the province so far, and there are 1,205 tests currently awaiting results.
The statistics reported by the province are current as of 4 p.m. yesterday (April 8).
— With files from Debora Kelly
