Ontario reports 563 new COVID-19 cases; 5 new deaths
Ontario reported 563 new COVID-19 cases and five additional deaths on Friday, with all leading indicators of transmission now pointing slightly in the wrong direction.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases now stands at 390, up from 383 yesterday and 355 one week ago.
Toronto COVID-19 infections on the rise after prolonged drop
Daily COVID-19 infections are once again on the rise — including among young children — after dropping for seven straight weeks.
Toronto’s seven-day average for new daily infections rose to 59 from 50 a week earlier, as of last Saturday according to newly updated data that reflects a provincewide uptick in new cases.
Amid a rising vaccination rate, the indicator had tumbled since early September from an average of 156 new daily cases in Toronto.
