Shomporko Online News Desk: Ontario reported an additional 258 COVID-19 instances, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 550,436 on Saturday.
According to Health Minister Christine Elliott, there are 53 new cases in Toronto, 33 in York Region, 28 in Waterloo Region, 27 in Hamilton, and 26 in Peel Region.
After weeks of being below 200, cases are now above 200 for the third day in a row.
In comparison, 170 cases were reported last Saturday.
Six new deaths were also announced on July 31, bringing the provincial virus-related death toll to 9,345.
A total of 539,485 coronavirus cases are considered resolved, which is up by 137.
More than 19,100 additional tests were completed. Ontario has now completed a total of 16,570,558 tests and 5,546 remain under investigation.
According to the province, the optimism rate for the previous day was 1.2 percent, up somewhat from Friday’s report of 1.1 percent and up from last Saturday’s report of 0.8 percent.
A total of 19,100 further tests were completed. Ontario has now completed 16,570,558 tests, with 5,546 still being investigated.
According to the province, the optimism rate for the previous day was 1.2 percent, up somewhat from Friday’s report of 1.1 percent and up from last Saturday’s report of 0.8 percent.
Source_ The Canadian Press
