Ford said the question of moving to Ontario's Stage 2 of reopening is now being considered by the senior officials who form the COVID-19 command table. health minister less bullishSince that date, Ontario's daily number of reported new cases dipped below 300 only twice. Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott sounded less bullish than the premier about the prospect of a move to loosen restrictions. As of Thursday, there were 776 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario hospitals, the lowest number since April 14. Fifteen of Ontario's 34 public health units have five or fewer active confirmed cases, according to the provincial COVID-19 database on Thursday.

Source: CBC News June 05, 2020 07:52 UTC