Ontario reports 732 new COVID-19 cases, two new deaths

Ontario is reporting 732 new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths.

The new case count is a new daily record for the province.

Another 428 cases have been marked as resolved.

The province completed 40,093 tests, with another 90,513 still under investigation.

The number of people hospitalized with the virus is up five to 167. There are 38 ICU patients and 21 of those are on ventilators.

According to the province, a data review from Toronto Public Health has added 74 cases to the death toll, which now sits at 2,927.

Due to a data review at @TOPublicHealth, a number of cases and deaths that occurred in the spring or summer are being reported today. Today’s numbers will be available at 10:30 a.m. at https://t.co/ypmgZbVRvn

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) October 2, 2020

Here’s how the numbers break down in our region:

Haldimand-Norfolk: 0 new cases, 2 active cases

Brant: 1 new case, 16 active cases

Niagara: 11 new cases, 105 active cases

Hamilton: 11 new cases, 103 active cases

Halton: 6 new cases, 153 active cases