Ontario reports 4,383 new COVID cases, highest single-day count since late April The surge in cases has left MLHU resources overwhelmed.
As of Wednesday, more than 300 positive cases in the region had not yet been advised of their status by the health unit, officials said.“The Health Unit is now advising anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 to self-isolate immediately and not wait to be contacted by public health,” officials said in a media release issued late Wednesday morning.“These individuals are also asked to tell all those who are part of their household to isolate as well.”The health unit says it’s advising anyone who develops respiratory symptoms to treat them as COVID-19, even if they haven’t tested positive for it, and to.