Health officials say eight of the deaths occurred in the past month, while two were added to the cumulative death toll after data clearance. A total of 12,470 people have died in Ontario after being infected with COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. No details were given on Sunday morning, which officials said was due to the scheduled maintenance of their websites. “The publication of certain data will be delayed,” a notice on the website said. On Saturday, Ontario officials said 855 people were seeking treatment at the hospital with COVID-19. The last time the province saw so many young coronavirus patients in the hospital was in early March. With just over 14,000 COVID-19 tests processed in the last 24 hours, the Department of Health says Ontario’s positive rate is about 16.7 percent. There were 3,077 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. However, this number is considered significant underestimation due to the lack of permitted tests in the province.
