New cases below 300 for the 2nd day in a row

Ontario is reporting 230 new cases of COVID-19, an increase of 0.7 percent, bringing the total number of cases to more than 31,000, with nearly 80 percent of those resolved.

This is the second day in a row the number of new cases falls below 300.

Currently there are 600 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, 116 of those are in ICU and 88 are on ventilators.

The province completed 13,509 tests with 11,020 currently under investigation.

The death toll in the province is up by 14, pushing the total to 2,464 – more than 64 per cent of which comes from residents in long-term care homes.

Meanwhile, details on Ontario’s plans for the reopening of child care centres are expected to be announced today.

Premier Doug Ford has said the plan will help support parents who are returning to work as COVID-19 restrictions are gradually lifted across the province.

Yesterday, Ford announced more businesses and activities – such as restaurant patios, hair salons and swimming pools — outside the Toronto area will be allowed to resume on Friday.