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Ontario reports 132 new cases of COVID-19, no new deaths
Ontario is reporting 132 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says the bulk of the new cases are being reported in Peel, Toronto and Ottawa.
Ontario is reporting 132 cases of #COVID19 as the province processed over 26,000 tests. Peel is reporting 45 new cases, with 31 in Toronto and 22 in Ottawa. Every other public health unit is reporting five or fewer cases, with 18 units reporting no new cases.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) September 3, 2020
People between the ages of 20-59 make up more than 60 per cent of the new cases.
Ontario’s COVID-19 case count is at 42,686.
More than 90 per cent of those cases have been marked as resolved and 2,812 people have died from the virus.
According to numbers released by the province on Thursday, there are 1,249 active cases of COVID-19.
Hospitalizations, ICU admissions and vented patients have all remained stable.
The province completed over 26,000 tests.
Here’s how the numbers break down in our region:
Haldimand-Norfolk: 1 new case, 23 active cases
Brant: 1 new case, 5 active cases
Hamilton: 82 active cases **has not yet updated its data
Niagara: 0 new cases, 11 active cases
Halton: 2 new cases, 27 active cases
