The province is reporting 204 new COVID-19 cases and one death on Sunday.
The latest update also comes with 124 more resolved cases.
Thus, the active case count continues to creep upward. That number is now at 1,848.
A total of 44,504 cases has been confirmed across the province since March. This does not include patients who weren’t able to get tested.
Of the confirmed cases, 39,841 have since resolved.
A total of 2,815 deaths have been linked to the virus.
At least 39 people remain in hospital. However, there are likely more, as the province works with incomplete information on weekends.
Sunday’s update comes after more than 31,000 tests were completed the day before.
| Severity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases | 44,504 | N/A |
| Change from previous report (new cases) | 204 | 0.5% increase |
| Resolved | 39,841 | 89.5 |
| Change from previous report | 124 | 0.3% increase |
| Subset of all cases that are reported to be long-term care residents | 5,974 | 13.4 |
| Subset of all cases that are reported as a health care worker associated with long-term care outbreaks | 2,661 | 6.0 |
| Total number of deaths | 2,815 | 6.3 |
| Deaths reported for residents in long-term care homes | 1,818 | 64.6 |
| Deaths reported for health care workers in long-term care homes | 8 | 0.3 |
| Case characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
| Male | 20,901 |
| Female | 23,292 |
| 19 and under | 3,154 |
| 20-39 | 14,302 |
| 40-59 | 13,124 |
| 60-79 | 7,775 |
| 80 and over | 6,141 |
| Testing | Number |
|---|---|
| Total tests completed | 3,312,598 |
| Total tests completed in the previous day | 31,143 |
| Currently under investigation | 26,765 |
| Hospitalizations | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 | 39 – As we often observe on weekends, a number of hospitals (approximately 35) did not submit data to the Daily Bed Census for September 11. We anticipate the number of hospitalized patients may increase when reporting compliance increases. |
| Number of patients currently in ICU | 14 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19 | 9 |
