Ontario reporting 118 new cases of COVID-19, one new death

Ontario is reporting 118 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death.

That’s up from the 88 new cases reported on Wednesday.

Today, Ontario is reporting 118 cases of #COVID19, a 0.3% increase as the province processed more than 28,600 tests. Locally, 28 of Ontario’s 34 public health units are reporting five or fewer cases, with 18 reporting no new cases.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) August 27, 2020

About two thirds of the new cases were reported in people under the age of 39.

According to numbers released Thursday, 77 cases were added to the resolved tally.

The province has seen 41,813 cases with over 90 per cent marked as resolved and 2,803 deaths.

There are 1,070 active cases of COVID-19 in Ontario.

Here’s how the numbers break down in our region:

Haldimand-Norfolk: 0 new cases, 24 active cases

Brant: 0 new cases, 7 active cases

Hamilton: 4 new cases, 67 active cases

Niagara: 0 new cases, 20 active cases

Halton: 9 new cases, 29 active cases