Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Ontario reports 111 new cases of COVID-19

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Ontario is reporting 111 new cases of COVID-19, a day after plans for Stage 3 reopening were announced.

The majority of those cases were reported in Peel, York, Toronto and Windsor-Essex.

Almost half of the new cases are people between the ages of 20 and 39.

Numbers released Tuesday bring the total number of COVID-19 cases to 36,839.

Of those, about 89 per cent have been resolved.

One additional death was reported Tuesday.

On Monday, the province announced plans to start Stage 3 reopening.

Much of the province, with the exception of Hamilton, Halton, Toronto, Peel, York, Niagara and Haldimand-Norfolk, will be able to move into Stage 3 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday.

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