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Ontario reports 213 new cases of COVID-19, no new deaths

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Ontario is reporting 213 new cases of COVID-19, the highest one-day jump since the end of June.

Once again, Toronto and Peel lead the province in new cases with 71 reported in Toronto and 38 in Peel, according to Minister of Health Christine Elliott.

After seeing daily new case totals drop to double digits for a time in August, Ontario has seen triple-digit case increases for over two weeks now.

Meanwhile, Ontario’s new COVID-19 website for schools is reporting two cases in Oakville.

One is at St. Marguerite d’Youville Catholic Elementary School and the other is Oodeenawi Public School.

 

Both positive tests are in staff members.

Numbers released Friday show the province completed 32,501 tests.

No new deaths were reported and another 124 cases have been marked as resolved.

There are 1,657 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.

The number of patients in hospital has dropped from 54 to 49. 18 people are in ICU, which is up four from the previous day’s report. The number of patients on a ventilator remains steady at nine.

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

Haldimand-Norfolk: 0 new cases, 20 active cases

Brant: 0 new cases, 2 active cases

Niagara: 3 new cases, 20 active cases

Halton: 7 new cases, 46 active cases

Hamilton: 6 new cases, 93 active cases

 

 

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