Ontario reports 375 new cases of COVID-19 over two days

Ontario is reporting a total of 375 new cases of COVID-19 over two days.

The province released new numbers Tuesday, after a pause in reporting on Labour Day.

Ontario reported 190 new cases of the virus on Monday. 185 new cases were reported on Tuesday.

Toronto, Peel and Ottawa had the highest number of new cases in the province, according to Minister of Health Christine Elliott.

Today, Ontario is reporting 185 cases of #COVID19 with 190 yesterday. Today, 28 public health units are reporting five or fewer cases, with 18 of them reporting no new cases. Toronto is reporting 48 cases with 42 in Peel and 37 in Ottawa.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) September 8, 2020

Ontario added 119 resolved cases on Monday and on Tuesday.

No new deaths were reported either day, keeping the number of deaths at 2,813.

There are 1,527 number of active cases of COVID-19 in the province.

In a news conference Tuesday, Premier Doug Ford told reporters he’s concerned about the number of new cases.

Officials say they will be putting a four-week hold on loosening any more COVID-19 restrictions.

That includes increases to social circles or the number of people allowed to attend events.

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

Haldimand-Norfolk: 0 new cases, 21 active cases

Brant: 0 new cases, 4 active cases

Niagara: 1 new case, 16 active cases

Halton: 20 new cases (since Sept. 4), 36 active cases

Hamilton: 23 new cases (since Sept. 4 ), 89 active cases **Hamilton’s data excludes cases reported from Sept. 6 until present. The city is reporting cases on a 48-hour delay