Ontario's New COVID-19 Cases Are The Highest They've Been In 6 Weeks

They've been over 100 for 10 days.
Ontario's New COVID-19 Cases Are The Highest They've Been In 6 Weeks
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The province continues to struggle in keeping the pandemic at bay, as Ontario's new COVID-19 cases hit their highest in a month and a half.

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The daily report for September 4 indicates that there are 169 new cases in Ontario. There has not been a day with more than that since July 24 when there were 195.

Health Minister Christine Elliott confirmed in a tweet that there were 46 in Peel region and 42 in Toronto.

Additionally, Ottawa reported 30 new cases and York Region counted 19.

Despite the high daily numbers, Elliott said in a second tweet that 28 out of 34 public health units in the province reported five or fewer cases, with 19 of them reporting none at all.

There were also 28,672 tests completed the previous day, bringing the grand total to 3,097,453.

Ontario's daily case numbers have now been over 100 for a solid 10 days.

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  • Colin Leggett
    Colin Leggett was a Contributing Editor with Narcity Canada. He wrote on the national news team for over a year and contributed to coverage of the 2019 Canadian Federal Election, as well as the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Colin has a Bachelor's Degree in Communications and Cultural Theory from McMaster University, as well as a graduate certificate in Television Writing and Producing from Humber College. He is an avid consumer of politics and pop culture, having written about everything from food to television to Canada-U.S. relations.

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