Toronto’s Death Toll From SARS Rises to 31
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Toronto’s death toll from the SARS virus rose to 31 when a 60-year-old woman died from the disease, and health officials were investigating whether five more deaths could be blamed on it. “I don’t want to leave you with the impression that we’re optimistic,” Dr. Colin D’Cunha, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, told a news conference.
He said 17 people were in critical condition and the number of probable cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome had risen to 52 from Saturday’s figure of 46.
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