BREAKING: Ontario reports 1,057 new COVID-19 cases and 15 more deaths; hospitalizations dip below 1,000
Provincial health officials logged 1,057 new coronavirus cases, a notable decline from 1,273 on Friday.The seven-day rolling average is now 1,248.In the past 24 hours, Ontario labs processed 33,559 tests, down from 40,866 tests the previous day.
The drop in testing contributed to a slight rise in the positivity rate to 3.6 per cent, up from 3.4 per cent on Friday. There are 934 patients receiving treatment in Ontario hospitals due to the virus, down from 1,023 on Friday. The last time the number of hospitalized patients dipped below 1,000 was on Monday.
Of those hospitalized, 626 are in intensive care units and 438 are breathing with the help of a ventilator.The numbers used in this story are found in the Ontario Ministry of Health's COVID-19 Daily Epidemiologic Summary. The number of cases for any city or region may differ slightly from what is reported by the province, because local units report figures at different times.