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For those who have a positive in the fight opposite COVID-19, the new knowledge of Canada’s largest province can simply provide a type of ray of light.
Or, at least, hope.
Health officials in Ontario said Sunday that they had recorded fewer than a hundred new cases of the virus for a full week.
This is the first time this has happened in months,
Health Minister Christine Elliott tweeted the news.
It’s official: for a full week, Ontario reported fewer than a hundred instances, with 79 coVID19 instances today, an increase of 0.2%. There are 148 other resolved as the continuous decline of active instances continues. Yesterday, the province processed nearly 28,000 tests.
– Christine Elliott (@celliottability) 9 August 2020
Authorities showed more cases of COVID-19 on Sunday after 70 new cases were recorded on Saturday.
On 29 July, the province recorded fewer than one hundred new cases of the disease for the first time since the end of March.
After a three-day increase, the number of instances has continued to fall below one hundred for more than seven consecutive days.
Health officials also reported Sunday that two other people were killed by COVID-19 in Ontario.
The total number of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ontario is now 40,046, 2,786 deaths, and 36,279 cures.
Lately there are 55 inflamed patients with the disease in Ontario hospitals. Of these patients, 26 are treated in the intensive care unit and 12 of them breathe with a ventilator.
More than 2.4 million COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Ontario since the virus arrived in the province last January.
And more smart news: The government announced Monday that the Windsor-Essex region will sign up for the rest of Ontario in Stage 3 of the province’s reopening plan on Wednesday.
The Windsor-Essex region has been the scene of primary epidemics among foreign migrants in transit on farms and agri-food enterprises.
Ontario’s medical director of health, Dr. David Williams, said he made his resolution based on positive local trends, adding lower transmission rates, a significant increase in testing, and the ability of the local public to temporarily manage instances and contacts.
Prime Minister Doug Ford said the resolution would allow more companies to reopen and more people to return to work.
“As Ontario enters the third phase, I ask everyone to remain on their guard and continue to adhere to public fitness measures for the great progress we have made and keep this fatal virus at bay,” the prime minister said in a statement.
With CBC News, The Canadian Press
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