BREAKING: Provincial health officials report 138 new cases of COVID-19 in Ontario today
Provincial health officials confirmed an additional 138 new cases of the virus today, up slightly from the 121 reported one day prior.
“30 of Ontario’s 34 PHUs are reporting five or fewer new cases, with 16 of them reporting no new cases at all,” Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott tweeted on Sunday.She noted that 27 of the new cases were from the Windsor-Essex region, where targeted testing of migrant farm workers continues. According to the latest data, there are 139 people infected with COVID-19 that are receiving care in Ontario hospitals, down from the 150 in hospital one day prior.
Two more deaths have also been reported today and one of the deceased patients was a resident of long-term care.The province says of the 368 long-term care outbreaks confirmed since the start of the pandemic, only 49 are considered to still be active.
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