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November 26: Daily COVID Update, 26 Nov 2020, p. 2

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Ontario reports 1,478 new COVID-19 cases, including 10 in greater Kawarthas region double-digit increases in Waterloo (64), Hamilton (59), Durham (47), Windsor-Essex (42), Halton (36), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (29), Ottawa (24), Niagara (23), Simcoe Muskoka (18), Middlesex-London (14), and Huron Perth (11). There are smaller increases in Eastern Ontario Health Unit (9), Grey Bruce (9), Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (7), Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (7), Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington (7), Southwestern Public Health (7), and Brant County (6). The remaining 13 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with 5 health units reporting no new cases at all. Of today's cases, 51% are among people under 40 years of age, with the highest number of cases (542) among people ages 20 to 39 followed by 434 cases among people ages 40 to 59. With 1,365 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.1% to 85.0%. The average positivity rate across Ontario has decreased by 0.8% to 3.9%, meaning that 39 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on November 25. Ontario reported 21 new COVID-19 deaths today, including 14 in long-term care facilities. increased by 33 to 556, with 8 fewer patients with COVID-19 in ICUs and but 1 less patient on a ventilator. A total of 47,576 tests were completed yesterday, and the backlog of tests under investigation has increased by 7,902 to 52,852. There are 88 new cases in Ontario schools to report today, a decrease of 74 from yesterday, with 70 student cases and 18 staff cases. There are 12 cases in licensed child care settings, a decrease of 10 from yesterday, with 6 cases among children and 6 cases among staff. In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 10 new cases to report, including 4 in Peterborough, 3 in Northumberland, 2 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, and 1 in Kawartha Lakes. There are no new cases in Haliburton. Three additional cases have been resolved in Hastings and Prince Edward counties and 1 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 71 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 27 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, 21 in Peterborough, 15 in Northumberland, 4 in Haliburton, and 4 in Kawartha Lakes. Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 204 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (178 resolved with 5 deaths), 195 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (172 resolved with 32 deaths), 76 in Northumberland County (60 resolved 2/5

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