Ontario reporting a major jump in new COVID-19 cases
Posted September 18, 2020 10:18 am.
Last Updated September 18, 2020 2:17 pm.
Ontario is reporting 401 new COVID-19 cases on Friday and no new deaths.
- The province reported 293 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday and three deaths.
- There are 46,077 cases of COVID-19 in the province.
- More than 35,800 tests were completed.
- There are 130 new cases in Toronto, 82 in Peel, 61 in Ottawa.
- 176 cases have been resolved.
- 67% of the new cases are in people under the age of 40.
The last time the province saw a number this high was on June 7, with 415 cases.
Ontario is reporting 401 cases of #COVID19 as over 35,800 tests were completed. Locally, there are 130 new cases in Toronto with 82 in Peel and 61 in Ottawa. 67% of today’s new cases are in people under the age of 40.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) September 18, 2020
This jump in new COVID-19 cases comes one day after the province announced social gathering sizes will be decreased in Toronto, Ottawa and the Peel Region.
Social gathering sizes are now 10 indoors, and 25 outside for those regions, the rest of the province remains at 50 indoors and 100 outdoors.