Ontario reports almost 1,500 new COVID-19 cases with nearly half from Peel

The Government of Ontario confirmed 1,478 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday morning, with almost half of the cases from Peel Region.

This is an increase from Wednesday’s 1,373, Tuesday’s 1,009, which was low due to “technical issues,” but a decrease from Monday’s record-breaking 1,589, which beat Saturday’s record-breaking 1,588 at the time, and Sunday’s 1,534.

Cases have been reportedly high with Friday’s 1,418, Thursday’s 1,210, Wednesday’s 1,417, Tuesday’s 1,249, Monday’s 1,487, and Sunday’s 1,248. Daily cases have been consistently over 1,000 for over two weeks.

The province is also reporting 1,365 more resolved cases and 21 more deaths.

Of the newly announced cases, 572 are in Peel, 356 are in Toronto, and 111 are in York Region.

According to Health Minister Christine Elliott, 47,600 tests were completed, which is more than Wednesday’s 36,100, Tuesday’s 27,100 tests, and Monday’s 37,500. The province currently has the capacity to do 50,000 tests daily.

Ontario is reporting 1,478 cases of #COVID19. Locally, there are 572 new cases in Peel, 356 in Toronto and 111 in York Region. There are 1,365 more resolved cases and nearly 47,600 tests completed.

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

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) November 26, 2020

On Monday, Toronto and Peel Region went under another lockdown for at least 28 days.

“Lockdown” is the highest level in the government’s COVID-19 response framework and brings new public health measures to the regions.