Ontario passed a significant milestone since the start of the pandemic on Monday, as the province exceeded the one-million mark for the total number of COVID-19 cases since March 2020.
With the addition of 4,790 new cases on Monday, the total caseload is now 1,001,455, more than a third of the national count of 2,921,385.
Around the world, that is just a drop in the bucket. According to John Hopkins University’s COVID-19 dashboard, the global case count is now over 352-million with almost 5.6-million deaths. Canada’s caseload only represents 0.008 per cent of the worldwide cases.
Monday’s case count in Ontario is very likely an underestimate. Since December, testing has been restricted to those working or living in high-risk settings like long-term care homes, congregate living settings and hospitals.
There are now 3,861 people in Ontario hospitals who have tested positive for the virus and 615 in intensive care.
Ontario also reported 37 new deaths, among the 92 recorded across Canada.
As of 9 a.m., all provinces reported 14,295 new cases and 295,261 active infections.
In the U.S., World-o-metre says that country has counted over 71.9-million infections and 889,197 fatalities.
