Ontario confirms 135 new cases of COVID-19
Posted July 20, 2020 10:49 am.
Last Updated July 20, 2020 11:58 am.
Ontario confirms 135 new cases of COVID-19 today, a drop from the 164 cases reported yesterday.
One more person has died, bringing the death toll to 2,752.
The provincial total of confirmed cases now stands at 37,739 with 88.8 per cent considered resolved.
There have now been multiple days in a row where new cases have outpaced newly resolved cases.
The number of people in hospital, in intensive care and on a ventilator all rose in today’s report.
The Ministry of Health says it was able to complete more than 20,000 tests for COVID-19 in the previous day.
Today, Ontario is reporting 135 cases of #COVID19, a 0.4% increase. Locally, 28 of Ontario’s 34 public health units are reporting five or fewer cases, with 18 of them reporting no new cases at all. Yesterday, the province processed nearly 21,000 tests.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) July 20, 2020
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