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Guelph reports 17 new coronavirus cases from weekend, active cases at 42

Pandemic modelling expert Dionne Aleman breaks down why Ontarians continue to see a rise in COVID-19 cases despite the province falling behind on daily testing. – Oct 26, 2020

Guelph reported 17 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, bringing the city’s total to 406.

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Monday’s data encompasses the entire weekend as active cases rose by 11 to 42, including two people being treated in the hospital.

The city has now seen 353 people recover from the disease, which is six more than Friday’s count. Guelph’s death toll of 11 has remained unchanged since June.

In one week, Guelph has added 34 cases of COVID-19 and 19 cases have been resolved.

As of Sunday, Guelph’s COVID-19 assessment centre has conducted just under 47,000 tests during the pandemic. Over 94 per cent of tests have come back negative, but 2,162 are still pending.

Wellington County added five cases from the weekend, for a total of 120. Five cases are currently active, 113 have been resolved and two people have died.

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Guelph and Wellington County school boards are reporting 10 cases in five schools.

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There are currently no active COVID-19 outbreaks in any of Guelph’s or Wellington County’s schools and long-term care facilities.

Ontario reported 851 new cases on Monday and six more deaths. That brings the provincial total to 71,224 cases and 3,099 deaths.

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Ontario has 295 people hospitalized due to COVID-19, which up by 17 from Sunday. Meanwhile, 60,839 Ontarians have recovered, which is up by 679 from Sunday.

— With files from Global News’ Gabby Rodrigues

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