Ontario sees dip in daily COVID-19 cases

Ontario reported 182 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, the lowest daily number of cases since late March.

The new number brings the province to a total of 31,726 cases.

With 182 new cases of #COVID19, today is the lowest day-over-day increase since March 28 and a positive sign that the downward trend in new cases is continuing. This is at a time when daily testing remains at all-time highs with over 28,000 tests processed yesterday.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) June 12, 2020

It also coincides with a record 28,335 tests completed.

These numbers come as most Ontario regions outside the Toronto and Hamilton areas are given the green light to re-open more businesses.

Some of those regions are asking GTA residents to stay away.

Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman says waterfront parking lots will be open only to residents of his city.

“This is not the time for day-trippers to come up from the GTA,” said Lehman on Thursday.

“We do want to give priority to residents and allow them to be able to use the beach.”

There are 97,712 confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 in Canada.