Public health officials in Ontario say between 3,000 and 15,000 could die of COVID-19 in the province, even with public health measures in place.
Projections from Public Health Ontario suggest without strong public health measures to combat the pandemic, the death toll could have reached 100,000 people in the province.
But officials stress existing steps must stay in place to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Dr. Peter Donnelly, president of Public Health Ontario, says even more needs to be done to prevent the death toll from climbing beyond the more conservative projections.
The number of cases in the province climbed 16 per cent in one day and currently stands at 3,255.
At least 67 people have died of COVID-19 in the province.
