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Ontario reports 721 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
Ontario is reporting 721 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths.
Toronto and Peel continue to lead the province in new cases.
The number of resolved cases outpaced new ones, according to numbers released Wednesday.
Another 783 cases have been marked as resolved.
The death toll remained steady at 3,017.
There are 5,884 active cases of COVID-19 in Ontario.
The province completed 32,206 tests. Another 26,558 tests are backlogged.
One more person was hospitalized, bringing the number of COVID-19 patients in hospital to 231.
There are 64 people in intensive care and 35 of those patients are on ventilators.
Here’s how the numbers break down in our region:
Haldimand-Norfolk: 0 new cases, 8 active cases
Brant: 3 new case, 10 active cases
Halton: 34 new cases, 210 active cases
Niagara: 12 new cases, 87 active cases
Hamilton: 29 new cases, 193 active cases
While the province reported no new deaths on Wednesday, public health units in Halton and Niagara reported one new death each.
Six Nations of the Grand River says it’s dealing with a surge in confirmed COVID-19 cases.
On Wednesday, it said it had 14 active and 33 probable cases of the virus in the community.
For Immediate Release: October 13/20
Long Weekend Sees Six Nations Community in Crisis Due to Surge in Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
Concerning upsurge in cases coming to fruition over the Thanksgiving Long Weekend. Concerns were ignored, advice not heeded and now Ohsweken Public… pic.twitter.com/lYMcVFjqIz
— Six Nations of the Grand River (@SixNationsGR) October 13, 2020
