Ontario’s has seen another 60 deaths from COVID-19 in a 24-hour period that also saw the lowest growth in new cases since early April, according to the Star’s latest count. As of 11 a.m. Sunday, Ontario’s regional health units are reporting a total of 21,303 confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19, including 1,709 deaths. It was also the lowest by daily percentage growth — 1.4 per cent — the Star has counted since the beginning of the pandemic. That daily rate that has fallen sharply from the rapid growth seen in the province at that time. In April, that rate slowed to an average of 6.5 per cent daily growth, or a doubling time of around 11 days.

Source: thestar May 10, 2020 23:47 UTC