FOG BLOG NB COVID 19 UPDATE LOG: EVEN WITH 11 CASES LAST 2 DAYS , SET TO GO YELLOW TONIGHT:

NEW BRUNSWICK HAS SEEN 11 NEW CASES AND THAT IS A TINY SPIKE FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK BUT THAT IS NOT STOPPING NB FROM GOING INTO A REVAMPED YELLOW PHASE TONIGHT! UNFORTUNATELY THE SAME CAN'T BE SAID FOR ONTARIO, THEY HAVE SEEN THEIR WORST ONE DAY CASE RECORD IN 3 WEEKS WITH 1300 NEW CASES!........TORONTO -- Ontario is reporting the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in more than three weeks.

Health officials reported 1,299 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, which is a sharp increase from the 990 cases reported on Saturday.

It's the highest number of new infections in a single day since Feb. 13, when 1,300 new cases were logged.Ontario also reported an increase in the number of COVID-19-related fatalities in the previous 24-hour period, with 15 deaths added.

With 46,586 tests completed in the previous 24-hour period, Ontario’s positivity rate also increased to 3.1 per cent.

Health officials also deemed 1,105 more cases of the disease to be resolved, bringing Ontario's number of recovered patients up to 290,840

Sunday's case count brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Ontario to 308,296, including deaths and recoveries.

Toronto reported 329 new cases on Sunday, while Peel Region reported 192 new cases and York Region reported 116 new cases.

According to the province, there are at least 606 patients infected with COVID-19 in Ontario hospitals as of Sunday. Of those patients, 273 are in the intensive care unit (ICU) and 179 of those 273 patients are breathing with the assistance of a ventilator.