Sean Davidson
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https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ont...Published Monday, October 19, 2020 10:15AM EDT Last Updated Monday, October 19, 2020 1:46PM EDT
TORONTO -- Ontario has recorded a single-day increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases.
Health officials confirmed 704 new infections on Monday. Ontario logged 658 new infections of the novel coronavirus on Sunday.
Ontario also reported four new COVID-19-related deaths in the province, bringing the total number of fatalities to 3,050.
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The total number of lab-confirmed infections in the province is now 65,075, including deaths and recoveries.
There were 607 more cases considered to be resolved by officials on Monday. The province now has a total of 55,978 recovered patients. Monday's test positivity rate was 2.2 per cent.
The record number of COVID-19 cases in Ontario reported in a single day was on Oct. 9 when 939 new infections were added.....
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