347 new coronavirus cases, 45 new deaths reported in Ontario

Though Ontario reported a lower growth rate of new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, one epidemiologist says without randomized testing we won’t have a clear picture of just how many people have the disease. Cynthia Mulligan reports.

By News staff

Ontario has confirmed 347 new cases of novel coronavirus today, marking a 2.3 per cent increase in total cases over yesterday.

The provincial total now stands at 15,728.

The updated numbers include 45 more deaths, bringing the total to 996.

Resolved cases jumped from 8,964 to 9,612.

The number of hospitalizations jumped by 20 to 977, but the number of people in the ICU and on ventilators continues to decline slightly.

There were over 11,500 tests completed yesterday, but another 9,500 remain under investigation.

In long-term care, there was an increase of 70 deaths to 775, though the numbers come from a separate database reported directly from the homes to the Ministry of Long-Term Care rather than the local public health units which send data to the provincial totals.

A note on the Ontario website says there will be a discrepancy between those numbers due to lags in reporting time.

Watch: Why one epidemiologist says Ontario’s approach to COVID-19 testing has left it blind to the virus’ spread in the wider community


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