A total of 1,408 deaths have been reported in long-term care homes, according to the Ministry of Long-Term care. This makes up the bulk of the 1,919 deaths that have been reported in the province as of Tuesday. Ontario also saw an increase in the number of infected persons as it reached 23,384 total cases, an increase of 427 cases since Monday, while 17,898 of the total number of cases have been resolved.
Ontario has begun breaking out major subsets within its case reporting to paint a clearer picture of who is being impacted in the province. Of all the cases that have occurred in the province, 4,235 have been residents of long-term care facilities, and 1,456 have been health care workers who are associated with long-term care facilities.
