Ontario reports 454 new cases of COVID-19, nine new deaths

Ontario health officials are reporting 454 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. The provincial seven-day average has surpassed 500 for the first time in weeks.

Officials recorded nine new deaths. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths in the province is now 9,912.

Today’s case count comes after officials logged 441 new cases on Tuesday, 480 new cases on Monday and 636 new cases on Sunday.

Ontario’s rolling seven-day average now stands at 502, up from 379 at this point last week.

With 33,364 tests processed in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health says the positivity rate in the province stands at about 1.8 per cent.