Ontario reports 36 new COVID-19 deaths, daily cases below 2,000
Posted February 1, 2021 10:16 am.
Last Updated February 1, 2021 10:41 am.
Ontario says 36 more people have died as a result of COVID-19 with new cases dropping to below 2,000 for the second day in a row.
As of Monday’s update, 6,224 people in the province have died from the virus.
Of the 36 deaths, 19 of the people who died were residents living in long-term care (LTC) homes. The total number of LTC residents who have died from COVID-19 sits at 3,614.
Provincial health officials reported 1,969 new cases on Monday, a rise from 1,848 cases the day before.
Most of the new infections are in Toronto (886), followed by Peel Region (330), and York Region (128).
However, the Ministry of Health notes that a data issue with Toronto Public Health resulted in an “overestimate of the daily counts.”
“As Toronto Public Health migrates to the provincial data system, CCM, additional records were reported for Toronto Public Health today, resulting in an overestimate of the daily count,” a spokesperson for Health Minister Christine Elliott said.
The province said nearly 30,400 were completed on Sunday and 2,256 more vaccine doses were administered.
Health officials said 1,158 people are being treated in hospital, with 354 in ICU and 260 on a ventilator.
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The province is also taking steps to stop contagious new variants of the virus from further infiltrating the province. Starting Monday, international travellers will have to take a COVID-19 test upon arrival in Ontario.
The testing order comes into effect at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, and will also eventually apply to the province’s land border crossings to the United States.
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With files from The Canadian Press
