Ontario reporting over 1200 new COVID-19 cases, almost half in Toronto

The Government of Ontario confirmed 1,249 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, with almost half of them coming from Toronto.

This is a decrease from Monday’s 1,487 and Saturday’s 1,581, which was the highest single-day number since the pandemic began, but a slight increase from Sunday’s 1,248.

The province has reported 12 more deaths and 1,135 resolved cases.

Newly reported cases have been consistently over 1,000 with Friday’s 1,396, 1,575 were reported on Thursday, Wednesday saw 1,426, Tuesday’s 1,388 cases, Monday’s 1,242, Sunday’s 1,328, and Saturday’s 1,132.

Of the newly announced cases, 569 are in Toronto — a record-high for the city, 256 in Peel and 94 in York Region.

According to Health Minister Christine Elliott, 26,500 tests were completed, a significant drop from Monday’s 33,400 and Sunday’s 42,200. The province currently has the capacity to do 50,000 tests daily.

Ontario is reporting 1,249 cases of #COVID19. Locally, there are 569 new cases in Toronto, 256 in Peel and 94 in York Region. There are 1,135 more resolved cases and nearly 26,500 tests completed.

Today’s numbers will be available at 10:30 a.m. at https://t.co/ypmgZbVRvn.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) November 17, 2020

On Monday, Hamilton, Halton, Peel, and York moved into the red “control zone.”