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Glossary:
(1) Patient negative based on testing performed at Public Health Ontario (PHO) Laboratory and non-Public Health Ontario laboratories.
(2) Test results are pending
(3) Patient still testing positive and has not had two consecutive negative results greater than 24 hours apart
(4)Patient is no longer infectious based on two consecutive negative tests performed at PHO Laboratory at least 24 hours apart
LCTH: long term care home
archive of all details (case numbers) from March 16, 9 a.m. to March 26, 10.30 a.m. (then this list was stopped)
Total number of new Ontario cases reported in MOH summary up until March 30, noon: 1,118
No details given except case# and "pending":
March 19: 21
March 20: 25
March 21: 41
March 22: 39
March 23: 28
March 24: 38
March 25: 30
March 26: 45
March 27: no detailed case list at all, entire increase is marked "pending," 135 increase total
March 28: no detailed case list at all, entire increase is marked "pending," 151 increase total
March 29: no detailed case list at all, entire increase is marked "pending," 208 increase total
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Total # of cases that have no details given, to date: 761Note: from the Medical Officer of Health media rep: "At this time, we aren’t providing updates to these pending cases on the website."
See also: Correspondence
March 17, 2020, Ontario Ministry of Health, Potential first Covid-19 death in Ontario.
"Death in Ontario Potentially Related to COVID-19": Medical Officer of Health offers condolences to family and friends
TORONTO — Today, Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health issued the following statement in response to a death in Ontario potentially related to COVID-19:
"It brings me great sadness to report a death in Ontario that is potentially related to COVID-19.
The individual was a 77-year old man who passed away on March 11 at the Royal Victoria Hospital. This individual was a close contact of a positive case and COVID-19 was recently identified after death. The coroner's investigation is ongoing and more will be known about the specific cause of death in the days ahead.
March 19,2020, 10.30 a.m.
Negative (1) 12,421
Currently under investigation (2) 3,972
Confirmed positive (3) 251
Resolved (4) 5
Deceased 1
Total number of patients approved for COVID-19 testing to date 16,650
Note: at 11.15 p.m. this list had not been updated except that "deceased" is now listed as 2.
March 20, 2020
Negative (1) 13,718
Currently under investigation (2) 5,485
Confirmed positive (3) 301
Resolved (4) 5
Deceased 2
Total number of patients approved for COVID-19 testing to date 19,511
March 21, 2020 10.30 a.m.
Negative (1) 15,768
Currently under investigation (2) 7,239
Confirmed positive (3) 369
Resolved (4) 6
Deceased 2
Total number of patients approved for COVID-19 testing to date 23,384
March 22, 2020 10.30 a.m.
Negative (1) 17,634
Currently under investigation (2) 8,361
Confirmed positive (3) 413
Resolved (4) 8
Deceased 3
Total number of patients approved for COVID-19 testing to date 26,419
March 23, 2020 10.30 a.m.
Negative (1) 19,586
Currently under investigation (2) 8,417
Confirmed positive (3) 489
Resolved (4) 8
Deceased 6
Total number of patients approved for COVID-19 testing to date 28,506
March 23 media briefing: "There have been a total of 39 hospitalized so far, 23 are currently hospitalized, 12 are in the ICU."
March 24, 2020 10.30 a.m.
Negative (1) 21,795
Currently under investigation (2) 10,074
Confirmed positive (3) 573
Resolved (4) 8
Deceased 7
Total number of patients approved for COVID-19 testing to date 32,457
March 25 2020, 10.30 a.m.
Negative (1) 24,458
Currently under investigation (2) 10,489
Confirmed positive (3) 671*
Resolved (4) 8
Deceased 9
Total number of patients approved for COVID-19 testing to date 35,635
*Note: changed at 5.30 p.m. to 667
March 26, 2020, 10.30 a.m.
Negative (1) 26,727
Currently under investigation (2) 10,965
Confirmed positive (3) 837* *
Resolved (4) 8
Deceased 13
Total number of patients approved for COVID-19 testing to date 38,550
- Note: 10 people newly marked as hospitalized, 5 in Lambton
* Note: changed later to 835
March 27, 2020, noon
Negative (1) 29,967
Currently under investigation (2) 10,074
Confirmed positive (3) 967
Resolved (4) 8
Deceased 18
Total number of patients approved for COVID-19 testing to date 41,032
March 28, 2020, late morning
Negative (1) 33,240
Currently under investigation (2) 8,690
Confirmed positive (3) 1,118
Resolved (4) 8
Deceased 18*
Total number of patients approved for COVID-19 testing to date 43,072
- two deaths not lab confirmed
March 29, 2020, 10.30 am.
Negative (1) 40,630
Currently under investigation (2) 7,203
Confirmed positive (3) 1,326*
Resolved (4) 8
Deceased 21*
Total number of patients approved for COVID-19 testing to date 49,186
- two deaths not lab confirmed
*reduced to 1324 later in the day
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