Halton reports 20 new COVID-19 cases over long weekend

Halton Public Health reported 20 news cases of COVID-19 in the region since its last report on Friday (Sept. 4).

Halton Public Health reported 20 news cases of COVID-19 in the region since its last report on Friday (Sept. 4).

Burlington (3), Halton Hills (1), Milton (6), and Oakville (10) all reported increases over the long weekend, bringing the regional total up to 1,005. 36 cases are active and 944 have been resolved.

There have been 25 reported deaths in Halton due to the virus.

Meanwhile, Ontario is reporting 375 new cases of COVID-19 over the past two days.

There were also 238 cases newly marked as resolved on Sunday and Monday in the provincewide report.

Health Minister Christine Elliott says there were 185 new cases in the past 24 hours, with 190 recorded the day before.

The province is reporting two days worth of data today because of the holiday weekend.

The total number of cases in Ontario now stands at 43,536, which includes 2,813 deaths and 39,196 cases marked as resolved.

The province was able to complete nearly 45,000 tests over the past two days.

–with files from The Canadian Press