Ontario reported 379 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, including 21 deaths, bringing the provincial total to 4,726 cases. The death toll has risen to 153.
The province has 614 hospitalized patients due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, with 233 patients in intensive care units and 187 in ICUs on a ventilator. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Provincial officials also reported 1,802 patients have recovered from the virus.
Ontario health workers have tested 81,364 people for COVID-19, and 691 people are currently under investigation awaiting test results.
Tuesday’s report marks an 8.7 per cent increase in cases, compared to 7.7 per cent on Monday, 11.2 per cent on Sunday, 11.5 per cent on