Ontario reports 232 COVID-19 cases, with daily count once again above 200

Ontario reported 232new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, marking the second time the province's daily count has exceeded 200this week.

Sixty-sevenper cent of Saturday'scases are in people under the age of 40, a percentage that is similar to that of Friday, according to Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott.

Toronto, Peel and Ottawa regions make upthe bulk of thecases, reporting 77, 62 and 27, respectively.

A total of 27 public health units reported five or fewer cases, with 15 reporting no new cases at all.

Elliott said the 0.5 per cent dailyincrease bringsthe province's total cases count to44,300. Of those, nearly 90 per cent of cases are considered resolved, with 119 new cases marked as resolved on Saturday.

The minister tweeted that the number ofhospitalizations, intensive care unit admissions and vented patients all declined on Saturday, reporting 43, 12 and 8 respectively.

The province reported one newdeath since its last report.

A total of 35,618 tests were processed on Friday.

Markham group home has 2nd outbreak

Meanwhile, a group home in Markham has declared its second outbreak of COVID-19aftera caregiver tested positive for the virus on Tuesday.

The Participation House, a facility for adults with developmental and physical disabilities, experiencedan outbreak back in April that resulted inthe death of six residents. The home declared a state of emergency after staff walked outdue to shortages ofsupplies and workers.

The first outbreak at the homeswas declared over in June.