Ontario’s local public health units reported 4,722 confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19, including 143 deaths as of Sunday afternoon, according to the Star’s latest count of the public tallies and press releases issued by Ontario’s 34 regional health units. As of 5 p.m., with several health units still to report, Sunday had already seen nearly 450 new cases reported in Ontario’s largest single-day rise since the start of the pandemic. The city has so far reported 1,438 confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases, including 27 deaths, with 140 people hospitalized, 58 in intensive care. As of Sunday morning, the province reported that a total of 1,449 patients have recovered after being infected. The local health units post new information to their websites throughout the day.

Source: thestar April 05, 2020 22:07 UTC