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Ontario reports 1,417 new COVID-19 cases with 32 new deaths The remaining 20 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with 5 health units reporting no new cases at all. Of today's cases, 53% are among people under 40 years of age, with the highest number of cases (548) among people ages 20 to 39 followed by 414 cases among people ages 40 to 59. With 1,495 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.4% to 83.5%. The average positivity rate across Ontario has dropped by 1.6% to 4.5%, meaning that 45 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID- 19 on November 17. A total of 32 new deaths were reported today, including 26 in long-term care facilities. This is the highest number of deaths reported on a single day during the second wave of the pandemic. Hospitalizations have increased by 6 to 535, with no new patients with COVID- 19 admitted to ICUs and 3 additional patients on ventilators. A total of 33,440 tests were completed yesterday, and the backlog of tests under investigation has climbed by 11,236 to 36,671. There are 109 new cases in Ontario schools, an decrease of 24 from yesterday, with 92 student cases, 17 staff cases, and no cases among unidentified individuals. There are 25 cases in licensed child care settings, an increase of 5 from yesterday, with 13 cases among children and 12 cases among staff. In the greater Kawartha regions, there are 3 new cases to report in Peterborough and 2 new cases to report in Hastings and Prince Edward counties. There are no new cases in Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, or Haliburton. An additional case has been resolved in Peterborough. None of the reported new cases in Ontario schools and child care settings are in the greater Kawarthas region. There are currently 46 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 24 in Peterborough, 12 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, 6 in Northumberland, 3 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Haliburton. Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 182 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (154 resolved with 4 deaths), 191 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (169 resolved with 32 deaths), 61 in Northumberland County (54 resolved with 1 death), 23 in Haliburton County (22 resolved with no deaths), and 5 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (78 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Peterborough on November 12. Province-wide, there have been 98,162 confirmed cases, an increase of 1,417 from 2/7