Ontario is reporting 148 new cases of COVID-19, the highest number of new cases recorded since July 24 when the province saw 195 new infections.
On Friday, the province recorded 122 new cases of the virus, the highest number reported in eight days.
“Locally, 27 of Ontario’s 34 public health units are reporting five or fewer cases, with 18 reporting no new cases,” Health Minister Christine Elliott tweeted on Saturday.
The province reported 118 cases on Thursday, 88 on Wednesday, 100 on Tuesday and 105 on Monday.
No new deaths were recorded in the province on Saturday, compared to six deaths recorded yesterday.
The province processed more than 32,100 tests in the previous 24-hour period, up from the 31,800 tests recorded on Friday.
Ontario's record for testing capacity was nearly 34,000 tests processed in late June.
According to the Ministry of Health’s daily epidemiological summary, 103 people have recovered from the virus in the past 24 hours, marking a net increase of 45 in active cases across the province.
In the GTA, Toronto led with the most new cases with 41 infections, followed by Peel Region with 32, Durham and York regions with seven each and Halton had zero new cases.
To date, there are a total of 1,148 active cases of COVID-19 across the province, with 38,126 recoveries and 2,809 deaths.
There have been 42,083 lab-confirmed cases of the virus in Ontario since Jan. 25.
The province recorded a slight drop in the number of hospitalized patients with the virus in the past 24 hours.
There were 51 COVID-19 patients in hospitals, down from 61 recorded on Friday.
Of those 51 patients, 17 were in the intensive care unit and five were breathing with the help of a ventilator, down from 12 on Friday.
