Ontario reports 125 new cases of COVID-19, four new deaths

Ontario is reporting 125 new cases of COVID-19 and four new deaths.

Health Minister Christine Elliott says it’s an “uptick” over recent days and is largely the result of new cases in Peel, Toronto and Windsor-Essex.

Ontario is reporting 125 cases of #COVID19, an uptick over recent days and largely the result of localized increases with 17 cases in Peel, 27 in Toronto and 28 in Windsor-Essex. Today, 27 of 34 PHUs are still reporting five or fewer cases, with 16 of them reporting no new cases.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) August 18, 2020

Another 90 people recovered from the virus putting the current active case count at 951.

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

Haldimand-Norfolk: 0 new cases, 22 active cases

Brant: 1 new case, 4 active cases

Niagara: 3 new cases, 36 active cases

Hamilton: 4 new cases, 48 active cases

Halton: 1 new case, 29 active cases