460 new COVID-19 cases reported in Ontario, 638 total cases found in Hamilton

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Published May 24, 2020 at 6:23 pm

The province says that 460 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Ontario and that over 2,000 residents have died of the virus, with 1,300 deaths occurring in long-term&

The province says that 460 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Ontario and that over 2,000 residents have died of the virus, with 1,300 deaths occurring in long-term care homes. 

Four staff members in long-term care homes have died of the virus. 

As of 10:30 am on May 24, Ontario is reporting 25,500 cases of the novel coronavirus in the province. The province says 2,073 people have died of the disease, while another 19,477 cases have resolved.

The province says 878 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, with 148 being treated in intensive care units. The website says 104 patients are currently using ventilators. 

According to the website, 611,369 tests for the virus have been completed and 3,216 possible cases are under investigation. The website says 11,383 tests have been completed in the last day.

In Hamilton there are currently 638 total COVID-19 cases (up 12 from Saturday’s report) with 631 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, 130 (20%) of these cases were ever hospitalized and 68 (11%) of these cases are from facilities with active outbreaks.

32 deaths (5%) have been reported in Hamilton.

At this time, 420 cases are considered resolved (66%).

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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