Ontario health officials report that 528 people are in the hospital with COVID-19, including 110 patients in intensive care.
The total number of people hospitalized with the disease fell slightly on Saturday from 536 hospitalizations reported on Friday.
Officials also reported 11 new deaths due to COVID-19 that occurred over the past 30 days. In addition, the province reported a new death that occurred more than a month ago.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 13,336 people have died due to the disease.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 13,336 people have died due to the disease.
The province reported 825 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, but health officials have warned that the figure is an understatement due to limitations and delayed testing.
With 11,050 tests processed in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health says the province’s positivity rate is about 7.1 percent.
In the Greater Toronto Area, officials reported 210 new cases in Toronto, 62 new cases in the Peel region, 55 new cases in the York region, 35 new cases in the Durham region and 20 new cases in the Halton region.
The province estimated that 892 more cases of the disease had been resolved as of Saturday, bringing the number of patients recovered from Ontario to 1,290,406.
Today’s report brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases in Ontario to 1,312,185.
The province reported 51 cases of residents and 17 cases of staff in long-term care settings across Ontario. Five of the eight deaths reported Saturday involved residents in long-term care.
Officials said at least 62 long-term care homes are currently facing an outbreak.