Toronto health officials reported 174 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths related to the virus on Saturday afternoon.

While the number of new cases in the city is up from the 122 reported on Friday, the number of deceased patients is down significantly from 23.

Right now, there are 2,065 cases of COVID-19 in Toronto, including both confirmed and probable cases, and a total of 79 deaths.

The city says that 196 people are in hospital, 85 of which are being treated in an intensive care unit. Of those 85 patients, 68 are breathing with the assistance of a ventilator.

So far, 105 people have made a full recovery.

There are 58 outbreaks at Toronto healthcare institutions, including long-term care homes, retirement homes and hospitals. This number is up slightly from the 55 outbreaks reported a day earlier.

Long-term care homes across the city have been hit especially hard by the spread of COVID-19, with a number of facilities reporting the deaths of several residents since the outbreaks began.

Sixteen residents at the Seven Oaks long-term care home in Scarborough have died. Another seven residents at St. Clair O’Connor Community Care in East York have also died.

Of the 79 COVID-19-related deaths reported by the city of Toronto, 50 of them are people 80 years of age or older.

In terms of exposure, the city says that 33.3 per cent of all cases are a result of close contact with another confirmed case and 32.9 per cent are a result of travel.

The city goes on to say that 4.1 per cent of all cases were contracted through an institution.

The exposure information for 2.3 per cent of all the cases in the city is unknown.

Scarborough youth basketball coach among the deceased

Jamal Ali is one of the youngest Toronto residents to die as a result of COVID-19. The Scarborough businessman and youth basketball coach was just 45 years old.

Friends and family of Ali say he was in England when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new travel restrictions and asked all Canadians abroad to come home in an effort to stop the spread of the virus.

Ali had some difficulty securing a flight, according to friends, but when he finally did return home he began to feel ill.

"He quarantined himself, but he was weak, he felt really weak,” Emmanuel Bonney, a friend of Ali said.

Ali’s condition continued to worsen and he was checked into a hospital in Scarborough. He was eventually transferred to Toronto General this week and was put on a ventilator.

“Last night I had messaged him, trying to find out how he was, and then I got the call,” Bonney said.

Those who knew him say Ali was a mentor to the kids he coached. He’s being remembered by friends and family as both selfless and generous.

The 45-year-old had no pre-existing medical conditions, according to his family.

Hospitalizations, intensive care admissions, intubations, and deaths in Toronto by age group: