Ontario health officials confirmed 78 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, bringing the provincial total to 489 active cases.
This is the highest single-day jump that Ontario has seen so far in new cases. Six people have died in the province and eight cases have resolved.
The province’s latest death is a man in his 80s, who had no travel history or close contact with anyone else who has tested positive for COVID-19.
He died at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay. “Unfortunately, this man’s tragic passing highlights that we now have community transmission of COVID-19 in our area,” said Dr.