Guelph is reporting 13 new positive tests for the novel coronavirus on Monday, bringing the city’s total to 298.
There are now 33 active cases in Guelph, including one person in hospital. It’s a significant spike considering the number of active cases was down to just five on Sept. 10.
Meanwhile, 254 people have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, and 11 people have died. The death toll has remained unchanged since June.
Guelph’s COVID-19 assessment clinic has conducted 34,378 tests, including almost 600 over the weekend.
Wellington County reported one new confirmed case, bringing its total to 97. Among those, four are active, 91 people have recovered and two have died.
Ontario reported 425 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, bringing the provincial total to 47,274.
Monday’s case count is a significant jump from Sunday which saw 365 new cases and is the highest-one day increase since early June.