Ontario reports 654 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths
CTV
Ontario health officials are reporting 654 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, as well as two more deaths due to the disease.
Today’s case count comes after officials reported case counts below the 600 mark for six straight days. Most recently, officials logged 573 new cases on Friday, 587 new cases on Thursday and 473 new cases on Wednesday.
Ontario’s rolling seven-day average now stands at 544, down from 607 at this point last week.
With 31,123 tests processed in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health says the positivity rate in the province stood at 1.8 per cent.
Of the new infections reported Saturday, 464 cases involved people who are either unvaccinated, partially vaccinated or their vaccination status is unknown. The remaining 190 infections involved people who are fully vaccinated.