Ontario science advisory table set to release new COVID-19 modelling

Ontario's science advisory table is set to release new modelling today, as COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the province.

The province's chief medical officer of health is also scheduled to provide an update about the COVID-19 situation in Ontario today, in addition to his regular Tuesday briefing.

Dr. Kieran Moore will also likely face questions about the Omicron variant, with at least 13 cases detected so far in the province and the London, Ont., area health unit investigating a potential cluster of 30.

Toronto public health officials also said late Monday they are investigating the city's first school-based case of the variant, at Precious Blood Catholic School.

Ontario's seven-day average of daily new cases is up to 940, a level not seen since the decline of the third wave in early June.