Ontario confirms 165 new cases of COVID-19, 2 more deaths
Posted July 22, 2020 10:42 am.
Last Updated July 22, 2020 3:00 pm.
Ontario confirmed 165 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, a drop from the 203 cases reported yesterday.
In a tweet, Minister of Health Christine Elliott noted that just over 50 per cent of the new cases are people under the age of 40.
Ontario is reporting 165 cases of #COVID19, a 0.4% increase. Locally, 28 of 34 PHUs are reporting 5 or fewer cases, with 18 of them reporting no new cases. Ottawa is adding 33 cases, with 25 in Peel and 39 in Windsor-Essex. Just over 50% of today’s cases are under the age of 40.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) July 22, 2020
Two more people have died, bringing the death toll to 2,755.
The provincial total of confirmed cases now stands at 38,107 with 88.7 per cent considered resolved.
In Toronto, there were 17 new cases reported and one new death, bringing the totals to 15,202 and 1,141 deaths. Another 52 people have recovered for a total of 13,584.
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