387 new COVID-19 cases reported in Ontario, 460 total cases confirmed in Hamilton
Published May 5, 2020 at 9:59 pm
The province says that 387 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Ontario and that over 1,300 residents have died of the virus.
The province says that 387 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Ontario and that over 1,300 residents have died of the virus.
Models recently released by the province also suggested that Ontario has reached its peak in the pandemic.
As of 10:30 am on May 5, Ontario is reporting 18,310 cases of the novel coronavirus in the province. The province says 1,361 people have died of the disease, while another 12,779 cases have resolved.
The province says 1,043 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, with 223 being treated in intensive care units. The website says 166 patients are currently using ventilators.
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According to the website, 352,714 people have been tested for the virus and 6,023 possible cases are under investigation. The website says 10,654 tests have been completed in the last day.
In Hamilton there are currently 460 total COVID-19 cases (up two from Monday’s report) with 453 confirmed positive cases and seven probable cases (cases for certain symptomatic individuals where laboratory results are not available, inconclusive, or negative).
According to the city, 59 (13%) people are currently hospitalized for COVID-19 and 19 (4%) of these cases are from facilities with active outbreaks.
21 deaths (5%) have been reported in Hamilton.
At this time, 297 cases are considered resolved (65%).
The city states that noticeable increases in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Hamilton are the result of changes to testing criteria and local mass testing events in institutional settings, and not necessarily the result of increasing local activity.
The province and city are continuing to update their numbers on a daily basis.
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