TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 401 more COVID-19 cases today, including 16 more deaths.
A Bobcaygeon nursing home is also reporting two more deaths of residents in a COVID-19 outbreak there, bringing the total to 16.
The local health unit believes the outbreak at Pinecrest Nursing Home is the largest in the province, with at least 24 staff members also infected.
Provincewide, there are now 2,793 cases of COVID-19, including 53 deaths and 831 resolved.
Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey today announced $2.7 million for community agencies to support victims of domestic violence and other violent crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The province is also investing $1.3 million in technology to help courts and tribunals operate remotely.
Ontario is also reporting that 405 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, including 167 in intensive care, and 112 of those patients are on ventilators.
Meanwhile, Ontario's backlog of pending test results continues to drop as more testing capacity is added — from 3,135 Wednesday to 2,052 Thursday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 2, 2020.
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