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Ontario reports 462 new coronavirus cases, total now at 3,255 and 67 deaths

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Coronavirus outbreak: Ontario health officials say ‘many’ cases of undiagnosed COVID-19 is ‘likely’
WATCH ABOVE: Matthew Anderson, President and CEO of Ontario Health, admitted on Friday that it is "likely" there are many cases of COVID-19 in the province that health officials are simply not aware of, and thus unable to factor into their projections for COVID-19 going forward. – Apr 3, 2020

Ontario has confirmed 462 new coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 3,255.

Friday’s new cases now mark the highest single-day jump for Ontario.

The province also reported 14 new deaths related to COVID-19. The death total is now at 67 in Ontario.

There are 1,023 resolved cases.

There are currently 32 outbreaks at long-term care homes in the province.

Four-hundred-and-sixty-two people are in hospital, 194 are in the ICU and 140 are on ventilators.

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Ontario health workers have tested 66,753 people so far for the virus and 1,245 are currently still under investigation awaiting test results.

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The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 reached 462 with 194 patients in the ICU (intensive care unit) and 140 in the ICU on a ventilator.

Ontario health officials have said there may be reporting delays for deaths related to COVID-19 as it relies on data from 34 public health units across the province to be inputted into the Ministry of Health’s disease reporting system database.

 

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