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568 new cases of COVID-19, 39 related deaths reported Sunday: health officials

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting another 568 cases of COVID-19 and 39 more deaths related to the virus today.

The province now has a total of 10,578 confirmed cases and a death toll of 553.

Health officials have marked 5,209 cases as resolved.

There are currently 809 people in hospital with the illness, and 247 are in intensive care.

Most of the patients in intensive care are also using a ventilator.

Health officials are set to present new projections about the spread of COVID-19 tomorrow.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 19, 2020

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