Ontario COVID-19 science table member resigns after alleging withheld data projects ‘grim fall’ A week ago, the seven day average number of new cases was 19.The agency also reported that another 24 people have been cleared of the virus, lifting the number of resolved cases to 18,367.There were no new COVID-19-related deaths reported in the area for the fifth straight day, leaving the death toll at 288, including six victims in August.This leaves the area with 136 active COVID-19 cases, which is only one less than where things stood a week ago.Area hospitals currently have 14 patients who are suffering from COVID 19 including eight who are in need of intensive care.The region’s vaccine distribution task force reported that there have now.