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Ontario COVID-19 deaths reach 200, an increase of 26 since yesterday

The province is reporting its second-highest daily caseload increase since the pandemic began (yesterday was the highest)
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Ontario Health has reported 483 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, which is about a 9.2 per cent increase in cases.

This is the second-highest daily case report since the pandemic began, however, the per cent increase has been higher (around 11 to 12 per cent) in previous reports.

The per cent increase is calculated by dividing the new cases by the provincial total.

Yesterday, Ontario reported 552 new cases (about 11.6 per cent increase) of lab-confirmed COVID-19, which was the highest daily case report so far, and the first one in the 500s.

The province’s total number of confirmed cases is now at 5,759, with 2,305 of those reported recovered. There are now 200 deaths reported in the province attributed to COVID-19, which is 26 more than were reported yesterday.

There are now 632 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the province, and 264 of those are in intensive care units. There are 214 people on ventilators due to COVID-19.

Of the province’s total confirmed cases, 45.5 per cent are male and 53.8 per cent are female. The largest age group with COVID-19 is those between 40 and 59 years old (1,996). The second-largest demographic is those between 20 and 49 years old (1,464) and the third-largest is those aged 60-79 (1,412).

There are 69 outbreaks reported at long-term care facilities in the province. 

There have been 88,698 people tested in the province so far, and there are 1,205 tests currently awaiting results. 

The statistics reported by the province are current as of 4 p.m. yesterday (April 8).