TORONTO–.
Ontario reported more than 100 new COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row after dipping into the double digits late earlier today.
On Saturday, Ontario health authorities reported 124 cases of the unique coronavirus, down a little from the 134 that was reported on Friday.
They likewise reported two new deaths associated with the illness, bringing the province’s death toll as much as 2,777
The overall variety of lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario now stands at 39,333, consisting of deaths and recoveries.
The brand-new patients validated on Saturday come after officials reported less than 100 cases of COVID-19 for 2 days, recording 89 brand-new infections on Thursday and 76 on Wednesday.
This marked the very first time considering that the end of March where the province has actually seen an everyday case count under 100.
Most of Saturday’s COVID-19 patients are between the ages of 20 and59 Twelve of the patients are under the age of 20 while 23 are over the age of 60.
There are 73 people currently are presently being treated for COVID-19 in a hospital. Of those patients, 27 are in the extensive care unit and 12 are breathing with the help of a ventilator.
Today, Ontario is reporting 124 cases of #COVID19, a 0.3%boost as the province processed over 33,000 tests yesterday. Locally, 28 of 34 public health units are reporting five or fewer cases, with 16 of them reporting no brand-new cases. There are 163 more dealt with cases today.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) August 1, 2020
” Hospitalizations continue to decline, with fewer patients in the ICU and on ventilators today as well,” Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said in a post to social media.
Where are the new cases?
Twenty-eight of the 34 regional public health units in the province are reporting 5 or less cases of the disease, and 16 of them are reporting no brand-new infections.
Peel Area recorded the highest variety of COVID-19 cases on Saturday with 33 brand-new infections. Ottawa verified 17 new infections while Toronto and Windsor-Essex both reported 16 cases of the unique coronavirus
Both Peel Area and Toronto transferred to Phase 3 of the province’s financial resuming plan on Friday.
Windsor-Essex is the only region in Ontario that has actually stayed in Phase 2.
COVID-19 screening in Ontario
More than 2.2 million COVID-19 tests have been conducted because the pandemic was declared.
In the last 24 hours, more than 33,000 tests have been performed.
Near to 27,000 tests stay under investigation.
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