Saturday marks the 12th day of triple-digit cases since the beginning of the month. The last similar run happened from Dec. 30-Jan. 16, during which there were 10 days of triple-digit cases. All three of the highest case counts for the pandemic have also happened in the last week, with 163 reported Saturday, a record-breaking 176 on Wednesday and 151 on Thursday. Saturday's cases bring the cumulative total to 9,138, with 1,186 active, 7,759 resolved and 193 deaths – none new. The number of variant cases has risen to 911 with another 190 cases that are mutation-positive. Active outbreaks continue at four area schools, two child-care centres and nine residences associated with Western University.