Ontario is reporting 109 new COVID-19 deaths over the past seven days — the single highest death count since early May during the sixth wave of the pandemic.
Number of dead in new provincial data a significant jump from 67 deaths reported last weekThe new numbers paint a stark picture of the toll of the virus. Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore warned last month that the risk of transmission would increase during the colder months.The weekly death toll comes from new data released Thursday by the province's ministry of health, which reported 67 deaths the week before.
The province's weekly data release normally includes seven individual days' worth of information spanning the number of newly reported COVID cases, hospitalizations, intensive care admissions and deaths. This week's release is missing three days of data — Oct. 15, 16 and 17.The new numbers paint a stark picture of the toll of the virus. Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr.
Test positivity on Thursday dropped slightly to 16.4 per cent from 17.1 per cent last Thursday, but it's significantly higher than the 13.3 per cent reported two weeks ago.