Number of new COVID-19 cases in Ontario falls below 300 for second day in a row

TORONTO -- For the second day in a row, Ontario has recorded less than 300 new cases of COVID-19.

On Wednesday, provincial health officials confirmed 292 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 32 more deaths, bringing the total number of patients in Ontario to 26,483, including 2,155 deaths and 20,372 recoveries.

The province recorded less than 300 new patients in a single day for the first time in two months on Tuesday. The 287 cases logged that day came after Ontario saw daily case counts above 400 for five days in a row.

According to Wednesday’s epidemiological summary, eight of Ontario’s deceased COVID-19 patients were between the ages of 20 and 39. There have been no deaths recorded in people 19 years of age or younger. Eighty-seven of all deceased patients in the province were between the ages of 40 and 59 and 563 people were between the ages of 60 and 79. People 80 years of age or older continue to be the hardest hit age group with 1,497 deaths.

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