154 new COVID-19 cases reported in Ontario, 852 total cases found in Halton
Published July 6, 2020 at 10:43 pm
The province says that 154 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Ontario.
The province says that 154 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Ontario.
As of 10:30 am on July 6, Ontario is reporting 35,948 cases of the novel coronavirus in the province. The province says 2,689 people have died of the disease, with 1,718 long-term care residents succumbing to the virus.
According to the province, 31,426 cases have resolved.
Seven staff members in long-term care homes have died of the virus.
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The province says 118 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized. The province says 36 being treated in intensive care units. The website says 21 patients are currently using ventilators.
According to the website, 1,544,417 tests for the virus have been completed and 8,931 possible cases are under investigation. The website says 17,303 tests have been completed in the last day.
According to Halton Region’s COVID-19 website which was updated on July 6, 771 people have been diagnosed positive in the region and 25 people have died of the virus. There are 81 probable cases and 852 total cases (up nine from yesterday’s report).
There are currently 172 cases in Burlington, 281 in Oakville, 235 in Milton, and 164 in Halton Hills.
The website says seven deaths have occurred in Burlington. Three deaths have been reported in Oakville, four in Milton, and 11 deaths have been reported in Halton Hills.
At this time, 778 cases have reportedly resulted in a recovery.
Among the total cases, 79 (9%) have been residents or patients associated with a confirmed institutional outbreak, and among the total deaths, 12 (48%) have been residents or patients associated with a confirmed institutional outbreak.
The region states that municipality counts may be inflated by outbreaks occurring in institutions located in their boundaries.
The province and region are continuing to update their numbers on a daily basis.
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