Four in-patients at Credit Valley Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19 in one of several outbreaks — including nursing homes — taking hold across the province as the number of cases approaches 3,000. Reports tallied by the Star from the 34 regional health units across the province at 5 p.m. Wednesday show there were at least 2,806 confirmed and probable cases and 82 deaths. Nationally, the federal public health department reported 5,590 cases and 105 deaths Wednesday. As Ontario’s case count rises, Yaffe said there were 332 people in the province in hospital, including 145 in intensive care with 98 of them on ventilators. It is more recent than Ontario’s official reports, which come out daily at 10:30 a.m. and are based on health unit numbers entered into a provincial database by 4 p.m. the previous day.

Source: thestar April 01, 2020 16:34 UTC