COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, marking the first time the case count is below 200 in nearly 10 months.The provincial case total now stands at 544,897 as the province, with the exception of Waterloo Region, enters Step 2 in the reopening plan.The last time daily cases dipped below 200 was on Sept.
10 when 170 new cases were reported.According to Wednesday’s report, 46 cases were recorded in Waterloo Region, 19 in Grey Bruce, 17 each in both Toronto and Hamilton and 16 in Peel Region.All other local public health units reported fewer than 15 new cases in the provincial report.The death toll in the province has risen to 9,168 as 14 more deaths were recorded.