Toronto Public Health Covid 19 summaries, March 2021

March 1, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on Feb.28,94,570 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 94,284. That would mean an increase of 286. For the first time in months, that agrees with TPH, which also says it's an increase of 286.
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 94,397 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 280. So those numbers still don't match, although they're close.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 298 The previous report was 296. TPH says this is an increase of 11. (Of these, in ICU: 62. Previous: 62. Intubated: 32. Previous: 32.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2659 -- listed as a 1-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2658

March 2, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 1, 94,822 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 94,570. That would mean an increase of 252. TPH says it's an increase of 256.
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 94,650 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 253. So those numbers still don't match, although they're very close.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 300 The previous report was 298. TPH says this is an increase of 8. (Of these, in ICU: 65. Previous: 62. Intubated: 33. Previous: 32.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2660 -- listed as a 1-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2659

March 3, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 2, 95,064 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 94,822. That would mean an increase of 259. TPH says it's an increase of 256.
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 94,899 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 249. So those numbers still don't match, although they're very close.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 285 The previous report was 300. TPH says this is an increase of 6. (Of these, in ICU: 62. Previous: 65. Intubated: 31. Previous: 33.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2665 -- listed as a 5-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2660

March 4, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 3, 95,354 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 95,064. That would mean an increase of 290. TPH says it's an increase of 305.
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 95,197 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 298. So those numbers still don't match, although they're very close.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 286 The previous report was 285. TPH says this is an increase of 15. (Of these, in ICU: 61. Previous: 62. Intubated: 30. Previous: 31.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2668 -- listed as a 3-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2665

March 5, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 4, 95,704 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 95,354. That would mean an increase of 350. TPH says it's an increase of 383.
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 95,534 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 337. So those numbers still don't match. They're close, but moving further apart by the day.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 274 The previous report was 286. TPH says this is an increase of 12. (Of these, in ICU: 60. Previous: 61. Intubated: 29. Previous: 30.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2677 -- listed as a 9-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2668

March 6, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 5, 95,977 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 95,704. That would mean an increase of 273. TPH says it's an increase of 289.'
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 95,818 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 284. So those numbers still don't match. They're close, but never match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 274 The previous report was 274. TPH says this is an increase of 12. (Of these, in ICU: 59. Previous: 60. Intubated: 29. Previous: 29.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2680 -- listed as a 3-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2677

March 7, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 6, 96,321 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 95,977. That would mean an increase of 344. TPH says it's an increase of 358.'
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 96,147 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 329. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 256 The previous report was 274. TPH says this is an increase of 16. (Of these, in ICU: 55. Previous: 59. Intubated: 26. Previous: 29.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2688 -- listed as an 8-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2680

March 8, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 7, 96,875 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Note in the margin: "Counts are higher today due to an outage of the provincial Laboratory Information System..."
Yesterday the published count was 96,321. That would mean an increase of 554. TPH says it's an increase of 563.'
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 96,715 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 568. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 257 The previous report was 256. TPH says this is an increase of 9. (Of these, in ICU: 53. Previous: 55. Intubated: 25. Previous: 26.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2692 -- listed as a 4-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2688

March 9, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 8, 97,213 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 96,875. That would mean an increase of 338. TPH says it's an increase of 349.'
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 97,058 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 343. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 260 The previous report was 257. TPH says this is an increase of 6. (Of these, in ICU: 53. Previous: 53. Intubated: 25. Previous: 25.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2695 -- listed as a 3-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2692

March 10, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 9, 97,640 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 97,213. That would mean an increase of 427. TPH says it's an increase of 445.'
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 97,486 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 428. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 264 The previous report was 260. TPH says this is an increase of 12. (Of these, in ICU: 53. Previous: 53. Intubated: 25. Previous: 25.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2699 -- listed as a 4-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2695

March 11, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 10, 97,944 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 97,640. That would mean an increase of 304. TPH says it's an increase of 333.'
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 97,779 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 293. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 278 The previous report was 264. TPH says this is an increase of 21. (Of these, in ICU: 53. Previous: 53. Intubated: 25. Previous: 25.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2703 -- listed as a 4-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2699

March 12, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 11, 98,318 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 97,944. That would mean an increase of 374. TPH says it's an increase of 388.'
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 98,151 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 371. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 283 The previous report was 278. TPH says this is an increase of 20. (Of these, in ICU: 53. Previous: 53. Intubated: 25. Previous: 25.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2709 -- listed as a 6-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2703

March 13, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 12, 98,694 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 98,318. That would mean an increase of 376. TPH says it's an increase of 387.'
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 98,532 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 381. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 290 The previous report was 283. TPH says this is an increase of 10. (Of these, in ICU: 53. Previous: 53. Intubated: 25. Previous: 25. Same numbers for the past four days.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2710 -- listed as a 1-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2709

March 14, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 13, 99,247 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 98,694. That would mean an increase of 553. TPH says it's an increase of 558.'

"Toronto Public Health was informed by the Province that today's count may be higher in part due to a provincial system catchup."

Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 99,077 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 545. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 275 The previous report was 290. TPH says this is an increase of 9. (Of these, in ICU: 51. Previous: 53. Intubated: 24. Previous: 25. Same numbers for the past four days.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2719 -- listed as a 9-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2710

March 15, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 14, 99,609 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 99,247. That would mean an increase of 362. TPH says it's an increase of 332.' [sic]
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 99,443 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 366. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 282 The previous report was 275. TPH says this is an increase of 14. (Of these, in ICU: 49. Previous: 51. Intubated: 22. Previous: 24. Same numbers for the past four days.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2721 -- listed as a 2-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2719

March 16, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 15, 99,915 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 99,609. That would mean an increase of 306. TPH says it's an increase of 321.'
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 99,756 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 313. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 284 The previous report was 282. TPH says this is an increase of 4. (Of these, in ICU: 48. Previous: 49. Intubated: 22. Previous: 22. Same numbers for the past four days.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2726 -- listed as a 5-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2721

March 17, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 16, 100,436 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 99,915. That would mean an increase of 521. TPH says it's an increase of 529.'
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 100,298 cases in Toronto, which they also say is an increase of 529. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 290 The previous report was 284. TPH says this is an increase of 12. (Of these, in ICU: 50. Previous: 48. Intubated: 23. Previous: 22. Same numbers for the past four days.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2731 -- listed as a 5-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2726

March 18, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 17, 100,856 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 100,436. That would mean an increase of 420. TPH says it's an increase of 426.'
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 100,702 cases in Toronto, which they also say is an increase of 404. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 284 The previous report was 290. TPH says this is an increase of 15. (Of these, in ICU: 50. Previous: 50. Intubated: 23. Previous: 23. Same numbers for the past four days.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2740 -- listed as a 9-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2731

March 19, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 18, 101,410 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 100,856. That would mean an increase of 554. TPH says it's an increase of 557.' Close.
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 101,180 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 478. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 251 The previous report was 284. TPH says this is an increase [sic] of 14. (Of these, in ICU: 49. Previous: 50. Intubated: 21. Previous: 23. Same numbers for the past four days.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2743 -- listed as a 3-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2740

March 20, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 19, 101,977 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 101,410. That would mean an increase of 567. TPH says it's an increase of 598.'
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 101,773 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 593. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 251 The previous report was 251. TPH says this is an increase [sic] of 12. (Of these, in ICU: 50. Previous: 49. Intubated: 21. Previous: 21. Same numbers for the past four days.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2753 -- listed as a 10-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2743

March 21, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 20, 102,465 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 101,977. That would mean an increase of 488. TPH says it's an increase of 514.'
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 102,268 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 495. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 261 The previous report was 251. TPH says this is an increase [sic] of 12. (Of these, in ICU: 50. Previous: 50. Intubated: 21. Previous: 21. Same number for the past four days.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2753 -- listed as a 9-person [sic] increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2759

March 22, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 21, 102,933 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 102,465. That would mean an increase of 468. TPH says it's an increase of 484.'
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 102,768 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 500. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 258 The previous report was 261. TPH says this is an increase [sic] of 12. (Of these, in ICU: 51. Previous: 50. Intubated: 20. Previous: 21. Same number for the past four days.)

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2759 -- listed as a 0-person [sic] increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2759

March 23, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 22, 103,410 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 102,933. That would mean an increase of 477. TPH says it's an increase of 480.'
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 103,233 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 465. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 264 The previous report was 258. TPH says this is an increase [sic] of 12. (Of these, in ICU: 51. Previous: 51. Intubated: 20. Previous: 20.

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2762 -- listed as a 3-person [sic] increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2759

March 24, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 23, 103,771 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 103,410. That would mean an increase of 361. TPH says it's an increase of 454.'
Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 103,692 cases in Toronto, which they (also) say is an increase of 454. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 271 The previous report was 264. TPH says this is an increase of 12. (Of these, in ICU: 51. Previous: 51. Intubated: 20. Previous: 20.

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2766 -- listed as a 4-person [sic] increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2762

March 25, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 24, 104,770 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 103,771. That would mean an increase of 999. TPH says it's an increase of 1012.'
The TPH website also says there's a reporting issue in the system that left some reports off earlier in the week -- 260 in their reckoning.

Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 104,708 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 1016. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 276 The previous report was 271. TPH says this is an increase of 21. (Of these, in ICU: 52. Previous: 51. Intubated: 20. Previous: 20.

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2771 -- listed as a 5-person [sic] increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2766

March 26, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 25, 105,456 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 104,770. That would mean an increase of 686. TPH says it's an increase of 705.'

Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 105,390 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 682. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 281 The previous report was 276. TPH says this is an increase of 21. (Of these, in ICU: 51. Previous: 52. Intubated: 21. Previous: 20.

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2773 -- listed as a 2-person [sic] increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2771

March 27, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 26, 106,293 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 105,456. That would mean an increase of 837. TPH says it's an increase of 855.'

Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 106,204 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 814. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 282 The previous report was 281. TPH says this is an increase of 10. (Of these, in ICU: 52. Previous: 51. Intubated: 23. Previous: 21.

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2777 -- listed as a 4-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2773

March 28, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 27, 107,063 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was '106,293. That would mean an increase of 770. TPH says it's an increase of 772.'

Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 106,984 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 780. So those numbers still don't match, but today they're pretty close.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 296 The previous report was 282. TPH says this is an increase of 31. (Of these, in ICU: 52. Previous: 52. Intubated: 24. Previous: 23.

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2786 -- listed as a 9-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2777

March 29, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 28, 107,674 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was '107,063. That would mean an increase of 611. TPH says it's an increase of 629.'

Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 107,602 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 618. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 302 The previous report was 296. TPH says this is an increase of 16. (Of these, in ICU: 53. Previous: 52. Intubated: 24. Previous: 24.

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2788 -- listed as a 2-person increase from two days ago. Previous day: 2786

March 30, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 29, 108,414 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 107,674. That would mean an increase of 740. TPH says it's an increase of 747.'

Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 108,329 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 727. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 310 The previous report was 302. TPH says this is an increase of 12. (Of these, in ICU: 53. Previous: 53. Intubated: 24. Previous: 24.

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2790 -- listed as a 2-person increase. Previous day: 2788

March 31, 2021

As of 2 p.m. on March 30, 109,226 confirmed positive COVID-19 tests in Toronto have been reported to Toronto Public Health (cumulative from January 2020 until yesterday). Yesterday the published count was 108,414. That would mean an increase of 812. TPH says it's an increase of 838.'

Ontario Public Health, meanwhile, says there have now been 109,114 cases in Toronto, which they say is an increase of 785. So those numbers still don't match.

Number of people currently hospitalized: 330 The previous report was 310. TPH says this is an increase of 29. (Of these, in ICU: 53. Previous: 53. Intubated: 23. Previous: 24.

Some months ago I asked about the puzzling math in this section, and the city's COVID RESPONSE TEAM wrote back:

So perhaps it means that some patients were discharged and some died and some others were admitted. But only the new admissions are specified.

Number of deaths: 2796 -- listed as a 7-person[sic] increase. Previous day: 2790

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