Ontario has extended its declining COVID-19 record with a report of 79 new cases for the 24-hour period ending midnight. Toronto reported 25 cases a day after reporting just one. This is the seventh day of fewer than 100 new cases. Provincial labs turned around 28,000 test specimens on Saturday.
It’s official: for a full week, Ontario has now reported fewer than 100 cases, with 79 cases of #COVID19 today, a 0.2% increase. There are 148 more resolved as the persistent decline in active cases continues. Yesterday, the province processed nearly 28,000 tests.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) August 9, 2020
Ontario reports 79 new COVID-19 cases (25 in Toronto), 2 deaths https://t.co/8OKKYZYAg4
— Toronto Reddit (@toronto_reddit) August 9, 2020