Ontario reports 134 new cases of COVID-19, three new deaths

Ontario is reporting 134 new cases of COVID-19 after two days of new cases in the double-digits.

Health Minister Christine Elliott is calling it a “slight uptick,” noting most public health regions in the province are reporting five or fewer new cases.

Today, Ontario is reporting 134 cases of #COVID19, a 0.3% increase. While a slight uptick over the past two days, 28 of 34 PHUs are reporting five or fewer cases, with 16 of them reporting no new cases. Of today’s new cases, 26 are in Ottawa with 24 in Windsor-Essex.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) July 31, 2020

Three new deaths were reported Friday as well.

Friday’s number show the number of resolved cases is up by 168 cases.

Ontario has 1,360 active cases in the province.

These numbers come as Toronto and Peel Region enter Stage 3, leaving Windsor-Essex the only area in Stage 2.

Here’s how the numbers break down in our region:

Haldimand-Norfolk: 0 new cases, 29 active cases

Brant: 0 new cases, 7 active cases

Hamilton: 5 new cases, 11 active cases

Niagara: 5 new cases, 75 active cases

Halton: 0 new cases, 23 active cases

This is based on data from the local public health units.