Here is a roundup of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Wednesday: Ontario reported 483 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday and 26 more deaths, bringing the provincial total to 5,759 cases.
The death toll has risen to 200. However, provincial officials also reported that 2,305 patients have recovered from the virus, which is 40 per cent of all cases.
Greater Toronto Area public health units account for 52.5 per cent of all cases in the province. Ontario health officials unveiled new testing guidelines and criteria Thursday in the wake of the worsening coronaviurs pandemic.