Ontario reports record high COVID-19 cases and completed tests

Ontario is reporting 1,983 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday with over 61,800 tests completed.

The daily case count marks a new record for the province, surpassing the 1,925 cases reported on Monday. It also marks a record for completed test with the province crossing the 60,000 mark for the first time. The province reported 1,890 cases on Wednesday.

The test positivity rate drops to 3.6 percent, down from 4.4 percent one week ago.

The rolling seven day average increases slightly to 1,862, up from 1,840 a day ago.

There are 1,804 more resolved cases.

The province is reporting 35 new deaths on Thursday with 24 coming from residents in long-term care homes. Homes in the province report 48 new cases from residents and and 34 from staff.

There is now a total of 134,783 confirmed cases in the province since the onset of the pandemic with 3,871 deaths. Of the confirmed cases 16,233 are active and 114,679 have been resolved.

Among active cases, 829 people are currently in the hospital, 18 more than a day ago. Among the hospitalized, 228 are in the ICU and 132 are on ventilators. That makes seven more patients in the ICU and three more on ventilators from the previous day.

More than half of new cases come from people under the age of 40 with the 20-39 age group responsible for the most.

Locally, there are 515 new cases in Peel, 496 in Toronto and 208 in York Region.

New cases in Toronto decrease for the third straight day after the province reported 601 new cases on Monday. Toronto reported 517 cases one day ago.

Peel and York report increases for the second straight day. Peel is reporting its highest total since it saw a record 596 new cases one week ago.

Durham and Halton are both reporting fewer cases than a day ago. Durham is down to 55 from 75, Halton is down to 51 from 95.

Overall the GTA is reporting fewer cases than a day ago despite an increase in cases across the province. The GTA reported 1,325 new cases compared to 1346 a day ago.

Daily cases in Windsor-Essex County continue to surge. That region is reporting 112 new cases, up from 96 on Wednesday and 84 on Tuesday.

 

COVID-19 in schools

The province reported 139 new COVID-19 cases in schools on Thursday.

Among the new cases in schools, 111 are related to students, whi.le 28 are linked to staff.

Over 18 percent of schools in the province currently have a reported case of the virus. Ten schools in Ontario are currently closed as a result of COVID-19.

You can find which schools are reporting cases on the province’s website, when it is updated daily at 10:30 a.m.