Ontario reports highest COVID-19 case count in over a month with 661 new cases, six deaths

Ontario reported its highest COVID-19 case count in over a month on Saturday with 661 new infections and six additional deaths.

Officials recorded six new deaths. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths in the province is now 9,927.

Today’s case count comes after officials logged 598 new cases on Friday, 642 new cases on Thursday and 454 new cases on Wednesday.

Ontario’s rolling seven-day average now stands at 559, up from 426 at this point last week.

With 26,456 tests processed in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health says the positivity rate in the province stands at about 2.4 per cent.