Here is a roundup of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Wednesday: Ontario reported 329 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the provincial total to 21,236 cases.
The death toll has risen to 1,765 as 40 more deaths were reported. Meanwhile, 15,845 people have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, which is 74.6 per cent of cases.
Greater Toronto Area public health units account for 62.4 per cent of all cases in the province. Premier Doug Ford said school employees have begun volunteering to work in health-care settings amid the COVID-19 pandemic.