Ontario reports 1,003 new COVID-19 cases today, and 14 new deaths from the virus

Published November 6, 2020 at 12:53 pm

Ontario is reporting 1,003 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 14 new deaths due to the virus.

Health Minister Christine Elliott says 300 cases are in Toronto, 280 in Peel Region and 125 in York Region.

The province says it has conducted 41,268 tests since the last daily report, and has a backlog of 47,074 tests.

In total, 380 people are hospitalized in Ontario due to COVID-19, including 86 in intensive care.

The province also reported 85 new COVID-19 cases related to schools, including at least 49 among students.

Those bring the number of schools with a reported case to 582 out of Ontario’s 4,828 publicly funded schools.

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