10:30 a.m. Ontario is reporting another 137 cases of COVID-19 as case spikes in Ottawa and Windsor-Essex continue to inflate the numbers outside the GTA. On Saturday, the public health unit reported a third outbreak at a local daycare as infections have spiked among younger residents. The Star maintains a separate count of COVID-19 cases based on the public reports of Ontario’s 34 public health units, published in the evening. Austria had relaxed many coronavirus restrictions in recent weeks, but has seen a rise in the number of infections lately. 8 a.m.: Australia’s Victoria state has recorded 10 deaths overnight from COVID-19, its highest daily toll amid a continuing surge in coronavirus cases.

Source: thestar July 26, 2020 12:30 UTC