COVID-19: What you need to know for May 20 – TVO

May 20, 2021

Per today’s government report, there are 2,400 new cases in Ontario, for a total of 517,090 since the pandemic began; 1,320 people are in hospital, 721 of them in intensive care, and 493 on ventilators. To date, 8,552 people have died.
According to data from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, there are 37 outbreaks in long-term-care facilities, 52 confirmed active cases of positive residents, and 101 confirmed active cases of positive staff. To date, there have been 3,767 confirmed resident deaths and 13 confirmed staff deaths.
Per the government’s report on Ontario’s vaccination program, as of 8 p.m. yesterday, Ontario has administered 144,986 new doses of COVID-19 vaccines, for a total of 7,576,624 since December 2020. 6,629,106 people have received only one dose, and 473,759 people have received both doses.