reported 148 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 42,834.Friday’s case count is an increase from Thursday, which saw 132 new cases.
It is also the ninth day in a row with cases above the 100 mark.The death toll in the province decreased by one for a total of 2,811.
A decrease in deaths can be a result of new information received by the province.Meanwhile, 38,741 Ontarians have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, which is over 90 per cent of known cases.