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Ontario Is Reporting Over 400 New Cases Of COVID-19 Today

The highest increase since June.
Ontario Is Reporting Over 400 New Cases Of COVID-19 Today
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It seems that with summer coming to an end, Ontario's COVID-19 cases have started to climb once again.

The province is reporting over 400 new infections on Friday, according to Minister Christine Elliott.

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Ontario's new case count on Friday

Of those 401 new cases, 130 are in Toronto, 82 in Peel, and 61 in Ottawa — the three regions that have been most affected by the disease.

Elliott says that 67% of these are among people under the age of 40, compared to 70% on Thursday.

It is the highest daily increase Ontario has seen since June 2, according to Newstalk1010.

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