Ontario reported 987 new COVID-19 infections and 16 more deaths on November 4, a slight drop over the previous day’s record increase.
Today’s case growth has pushed the seven-day average for new cases up to 971. The death toll is also the highest in a single day since June, and up from yesterday’s 14 deaths.
The Greater Toronto Area continues to drive new infections in the province.
“Locally, there are 319 new cases in Toronto, 299 in Peel, 85 in York Region and 62 in Durham. There are 945 more resolved cases,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said on Twitter.
Labs in the province completed nearly 28,600 tests. The positivity rate is now 3.4 per cent, with just over 33,000 test specimens yet to be processed.
Hospitalizations continue to rise. There are 367 patients in hospital province-wide, with 75 in intensive care and 44 on ventilators.
The province reported a record 1,050 new infections on Tuesday, 948 on Monday, 977 on Sunday, 1,015 on Saturday, 896 on Friday and 934 on Thursday.
To date, there have been 79,692 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario. Of those, 68,189 cases are resolved and 2,035 people have died.
On Tuesday, the province unveiled a new COVID-19 early warning system that outlines thresholds public health indicators and colour codes to show the public when a region is at risk of restrictions.
Toronto is expected to change from 28-day modified Stage 2 restrictions into “orange” status on November 14. The move would allow indoor dining, gyms and cinemas to reopen with new capacity limits and health protocols in place.
New COVID-19 cases in Ontario on November 4
The following regions are reporting five or more cases of COVID-19:
Toronto = 319
Peel Region = 299
York Region = 85
Durham Region = 62
Ottawa = 48
Halton Region = 47
City of Hamilton = 32
Simcoe Muskoka = 25
Region of Waterloo = 21
Niagara Region = 16
Haldimand-Norfolk = 6