Those hoping to book an in-vehicle road test in parts of Ontario are in luck. The government announced Friday that regions across Ontario not currently operating under a stay-at-home order or the grey-lockdown level of the province’s colour-coded reopening framework can book a test starting Feb. 16. As we safely and gradually transition out of the province-wide shutdown and return to the COVID-19 response framework, it s important that we ensure drivers are able to get tested in order to keep our roads and highways safe, Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation, said in a news release. Passenger road tests across Ontario were cancelled following the province-wide lockdown that began on Dec. 26.
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The Ontario government has officially announced that 27 regions will be moving out of the shutdown and into specific zones of the province s updated colour-coded framework next week, meaning all but four regions will no longer be under the stay-at-home order.
In a news release published Friday afternoon, the province said the majority of the public health regions will be moving back to the framework on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 12:01 a.m. due to general improvement in trends of key indicators. The health and safety of Ontarians remains our number one priority. While we are cautiously and gradually transitioning some regions out of shutdown, with the risk of new variants this is not a reopening or a return to normal, said Health Minister Christine Elliott in the release.
Ontario health officials are reporting 1,300 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province, along with 19 new deaths and 1,434 newly resolved cases.
Provincial health officials are reporting 1,300 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, a notable increase from daily case counts logged throughout the week.
OTTAWA Ottawa Public Health is reporting 46 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19 and three more people have died. Provincial officials reported 1,300 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed provincewide. Public Health Ontario also reported 19 new deaths in the province and 1,434 newly resolved cases. Ontario reported 29 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa. Figures from Ottawa Public Health often differ from those of the province due to different data collection times. Ottawa has also seen five cases of the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant and one case of the B.1.351 variant to date. Ontario was previous reporting six total cases of B.1.1.7 in Ottawa but the figure was adjusted in Saturday s report. The province says, Data corrections or updates can result in case records being removed and/or updated and may result in totals differing from past publicly reported case counts.