Ontario sees 583 new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue steady rise
New cases concentrated once again in GTA and Ottawa
CBC News · Posted: Oct 07, 2020 10:33 AM ET | Last Updated: 23 minutes ago
Testing at Ontario's 153 COVID-19 assessment centres shifted to an appointment-only model this week. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Ontario reported another 583 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, while the number of resolved infections outpaced new daily cases for the first time in months.
Some 707 cases were marked resolved in today's update, according to Minister of Health Christine Elliott. The seven-day average of new daily cases, however, remains at more than 600.
The newly confirmed cases were once again mainly concentrated in just four public health units:
Toronto: 173
Ottawa: 121
York Region: 75
Peel Region: 70
Other areas with double-digit increases include:
Hamilton: 25
Simcoe Muskoka: 23
Waterloo Region: 17
Halton Region: 15
Durham Region: 12
Middlesex-London: 12
About 60 per cent of new cases are people under 40 years old, Elliott added, including 69 students. Another 15 are school staff.