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Ontario reports no new COVID-19 deaths for first time in nearly a month

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A health-care worker tests a woman at a pop-up COVID-19 assessment centre at the Angela James Arena during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto May 19, 2021. Ontario is reporting no new deaths linked to COVID-19 today for the first time since April 4 after reporting 17 new deaths on Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

TORONTO — Ontario reported no new deaths linked to COVID-19 Monday for the first time since April 4, after reporting 17 new deaths on Sunday.

The province reported there were 1,423 people hospitalized due to COVID-19, up 13 from the previous day, but noted that more than 10 per cent of facilities don't share data from the weekends.

There were 211 people in intensive care due to COVID-19, an increase of 24 from the day before.

The province reported 1,275 new infections on Monday, but access to PCR testing is limited to certain higher-risk groups.

The scientific director of Ontario's panel of COVID-19 advisers has said multiplying the daily case count by 20 would give a more accurate picture.

The test positivity rate was 14 per cent on Monday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May2, 2022.

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