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Ontario's COVID-19 cases jump by 351 to 1,706, largest single-day increase yet

But that also includes a large jump in resolved cases
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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ontario has jumped by 351 over the past day. That's the largest single-day increase yet.

The Ontario government reports there are now 1,706 cases of COVID-19 in the province. 

That includes 431 resolved cases (up from the eight it was listing yesterday) and 23 deaths. 

The number of deaths is the same as Sunday, but presumably doesn't include the seven additional deaths at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon. Nine residents at the care home have now died.

A total of 48,561 people have been tested in Ontario.

The province is now releasing some demographics on COVID-19. Of those who have tested positive, 2.5 per cent are 19 and younger, 77.3 per cent are aged 20-65 and 20.1 per cent are aged 65 and older.

The Ontario breakdown in male vs. female is almost half-and-half — 50.2 per cent of COVID-19 patients are male, while 49.1 per cent are female.

In the area served by Public Health Sudbury & Districts, we've had 11 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, including three announced yesterday and one today.

Nine of the positive cases are in Greater Sudbury and two are in Manitoulin district.

There are 146 people currently under investigation, 429 have tested negative, for a total of 585 tests conducted. The region has three resolved cases that have been reported so far.

In Northern Ontario as a whole, there have been 34 confirmed cases of COVID-19 to date.

Public Health Canada's website said there are 6,317 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases and three probable cases (although the numbers reported for Ontario are still those from yesterday, so the Canadian total is outdated).

The website said there have been 66 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Canada so far.


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