Ontario is reporting 700 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, marking a new record for the most daily infections ever recorded in the province.
The last highest case number was on April 24 when 640 cases were reported, however, only 12,295 tests were completed on that day.
Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said more than 41,000 tests were processed in the last 24 hours.
According to Monday’s provincial report, 344 new cases were recorded in Toronto, 104 in Peel Region, 89 in Ottawa and 56 in York Region.
All other public health units in Ontario reported 20 or fewer cases.
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Ontario is reporting 700 cases of #COVID19 with more than 41,100 tests completed. Locally, there are 344 new cases in Toronto with 104 in Peel, 89 in Ottawa and 56 in York Region. 60% of today’s cases are in people under the age of 40.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) September 28, 2020
The province has also surpassed 50,000 total cases since the pandemic began. The total now stands at 50,531 cases.
Meanwhile, 43,127 Ontarians have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, which is 86 per cent of known cases. Resolved cases increased by 331 from the previous day.
The death toll in the province has risen to 2,840 as one more death was reported.
The newly reported numbers for Monday’s report are valid as of 2 p.m. Sunday for Toronto, Ottawa and Middlesex-London public health units, and 4 p.m. Sunday for the rest of the province.
More to come.