Ontario health officials reported another death on COVID-19 on Monday, as the number of people in hospital with the disease dropped to the lowest total seen in months.
The province reported that at least 611 people are currently in hospital with COVID-19, representing a drop from 643 reported on Sunday and 865 reported on Saturday.
The last time the total number of hospitalizations dropped so low was on March 23, when officials also reported that 611 people were hospitalized with COVID-19.
Officials noted that not all hospitals in the province reported their COVID-19 data over the weekend.
The only death reported on Monday occurred in the last month. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 13,226 people have died from the disease.
The province reported 547 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, but health officials have warned that the figure is underestimated due to testing limitations and delays.
With 6,368 processed in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health says the province’s positivity rate is about 7.6 percent.
The COVID-19 positivity rate in Ontario had not dropped to seven per cent or less since February.
In the Greater Toronto Area, officials reported 151 new cases in Toronto, 63 new cases in the York region, 35 new cases in the Peel region, 19 new cases each in the Durham region and the Stop.
The province estimated that 1,324 more cases of the disease had been resolved as of Monday, bringing the number of patients recovered from Ontario to 1,278,464.
Today’s report brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases in Ontario to 1,302,443.
The province reported 36 cases of residents and one case of staff in long-term care settings across Ontario.
Officials said at least 122 long-term care homes are currently facing an outbreak.