Ontario reporting over 1,400 new COVID-19 cases with 463 from Peel

The Government of Ontario confirmed 1,417 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with more than half of them coming from Toronto and Peel.

This is an increase from Tuesday’s 1,249 and Sunday’s 1,248, but a decrease from Monday’s 1,487 and Saturday’s 1,581, which was the highest single-day number since the pandemic began.

The province has reported 32 more deaths, the highest number during the second wave  and 1,495 resolved cases.

Newly reported cases have been consistently over 1,000 for the last 13 days with Friday’s 1,396, Thursday’s 1,575, Wednesday’s 1,426, Tuesday’s 1,388, Monday’s 1,242, Sunday’s 1,328, and Saturday’s 1,132.

Of the newly announced cases, 463 are in Peel, 410 are in Toronto, and 178 are in York Region.

According to Health Minister Christine Elliott, 33,400 tests were completed, which is increased from Tuesday’s 26,500. The province currently has the capacity to do 50,000 tests daily.

Ontario is reporting 1,417 cases of #COVID19. Locally, there are 463 new cases in Peel, 410 in Toronto and 178 in York Region. There are 1,495 more resolved cases and over 33,400 tests completed.

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

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) November 18, 2020

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