The Canadian Press
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 153 new cases of COVID-19 and four new deaths related to the novel coronavirus.
The total number of cases now stands at 35,370, which includes 30,730 marked as resolved and 2,680 deaths.
The province reported 204 resolved cases over the previous day, and the numbers of people in intensive care and using ventilators both dropped.
The province completed more than 24,300 tests for the novel coronavirus over the previous 24 hours.
Meanwhile, a new mobile app meant to help with contact tracing of COVID-19 cases won’t roll out across Ontario today as planned.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health says the province is still working with the federal government and the app is expected to launch soon.
The province will be the first to use the COVID Alert app, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said it should be ready for downloading in the rest of the country later this summer.
Premier Doug Ford has previously said the app could play a key role in helping contain the spread of COVID-19 as more businesses reopen their doors.
Using it will be voluntary, and the app will notify users based on a number of criteria, including if they were within two metres of a person who tests positive for the virus and if that contact took place over an extended period of time.
The province did not give a new date for the app’s launch.
