Ontario confirms 118 new cases of COVID-19, 9 more deaths
Posted July 8, 2020 10:49 am.
Ontario confirmed 118 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. There were 112 cases reported yesterday.
Nine more people have died, bringing the death toll to 2,700.
The provincial total of confirmed cases now stands at 36,178 with 87.9 per cent considered resolved.
In a tweet Minister of Health Christine Elliott noted that Ontario processed nearly 23,000 tests yesterday.
Ontario is reporting 118 new cases of #COVID19 today, a 0.3% increase and largely stable from yesterday’s numbers. With 202 more resolved, there are 84 fewer active cases in the province. Ontario processed nearly 23,000 tests yesterday.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) July 8, 2020
Meanwhile, Ontario is expected to table a motion Wednesday to extend the province’s state of emergency until July 24.
The current state of emergency declared at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic is set to expire July 15.
Premier Doug Ford’s office says the government wants to extend the measure to ensure there is no gap between that declaration ending and a new bill extending Ontario’s emergency measures taking effect.
Solicitor General Sylvia Jones introduced that bill yesterday, saying the province will need to keep some emergency measures in place in the months ahead.
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