Region of Peel reporting 433 new COVID-19 cases, 239 in Brampton and 184 in Mississauga

Published May 20, 2021 at 4:57 pm

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The Region of Peel is reporting 433 new COVID-19 cases as of Thursday (May 20).

This brings the total for the Region to 106,406 cases. Of these, 102,237 have recovered, while 3,418 are still pending, 2,914 have been hospitalized, and 752 have died.

Of Thursday’s new cases, 239 are in Brampton, while 184 are in Mississauga, and just 22 are in Caledon.

As of Thursday, 59.7 per cent of cases are in Brampton, 35.9 per cent are in Mississauga, and just four per cent are in Caledon.

The median age for cases in Peel is 36, and residents in their 20’s continue to make up most of the cases at 24.5 per cent, followed by those in their 30’s—who make up 17.3 per cent of cases, those in their 40’s—who make up 14.4 per cent, and those in their 50’s who make up 13.9 per cent.

The Province is reporting 2,400 new cases on Thursday, as well as 27 new deaths—a substantial jump from the numbers from the previous two days which were both under 2,000.

Additionally, the Province is reporting another 144,986 vaccinations on Wednesday (May 19), bringing the total number of vaccinations to 7,576,624, with 473,759 residents having been fully vaccinated.

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