Ontario reports highest daily COVID-19 death toll in nearly one year
Ontario reported 60 new deaths due to COVID-19 on Wednesday – the highest daily death toll reported in nearly a year – as overall hospital admissions fell and ICU occupancy increased only slightly.
There are 5,744 new cases of #COVID19.
Today’s numbers will be available at 10:30 a.m. at https://t.co/ypmgZbVRvn.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) January 19, 2022
COVID-19 detected for first time in Ontario wildlife
Samples taken from five free-ranging white-tailed deer in southwestern Ontario have tested positive for COVID-19, marking the first time the virus has been detected in the province’s wildlife.
In an email to CTV News Toronto, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry said the samples were taken in November by way of the ministry’s chronic wasting disease surveillance program.
