Ontario reports 1,418 new COVID-19 cases with almost 800 from Toronto, Peel
The Government of Ontario confirmed 1,418 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, with almost 800 from Toronto and Peel.
This is an increase from Thursday’s 1,210, Wednesday’s 1,417, Tuesday’s 1,249 and Sunday’s 1,248, but a decrease Monday’s 1,487 and Saturday’s 1,581, which was the highest single-day number since the pandemic began.
The province has 1,415 resolved cases.
Newly reported cases have been consistently over 1,000 for the last 15 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, 400 are in Peel, 393 are in Toronto, and 168 are in York Region.
According to Health Minister Christine Elliott, 48,200 tests were completed, which is more than Thursday’s 41,800, Wednesday’s 33,400 and Tuesday’s 26,500. The province currently has the capacity to do 50,000 tests daily.
Ontario is reporting 1,418 cases of #COVID19. Locally, there are 400 new cases in Peel, 393 in Toronto and 168 in York Region. There are 1,415 more resolved cases and nearly 48,200 tests completed.
Today’s numbers will be available at 10:30 a.m. at https://t.co/ypmgZbVRvn.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) November 20, 2020
On Monday, Hamilton, Halton, Peel, and York moved into the red “control zone.”
Toronto already moved into the red zone on November 14 but has additional restrictions imposed by the city’s top doctor, Eileen de Villa. They include closing indoor dining, fitness classes, cinemas and reducing gatherings to just immediate households with one or two essential supports.
Peel Region moved into the red zone on November 7 and added further restrictions to limit the virus’s spread.
However, due to the high infection rates in Toronto, Peel, and York Region, Premier Doug Ford said new measures would be announced on Friday.
There are a total of 100,790 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario reported to date.