Ontario reports more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for second day straight

COVID-19 cases in Ontario spiked above 1,000 for the second straight day on Saturday as the number of infections in the province continues to rise.

Health officials confirmed 1,053 new COVID-19 cases in Ontario today, which is up slight from the 1,031 infections on Friday.

This past week, officials reported 788 new cases on Monday, 687 new cases on Tuesday, 780 new cases on Wednesday and 949 new cases on Thursday.

Saturday's case count is the highest in a single day since May 29, when 1,057 infections were reported. 

With 32,268 tests processed in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health says the positivity rate in the province stands at about 3.5 per cent.