Medical staff prepare for the opening of the COVID-19 Assessment Centre at Brewer Park Arena in Ottawa, during a media tour on Friday, March 13, 2020. A Toronto hospital is accepting donations of face masks and other protective gear from members of the public in an effort to ward off what some say is an impending shortage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Ontario is reporting 135 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the provincial total to 993.
There are three new deaths, meaning 18 people have died of the virus in Ontario.
No information is available for any of the new cases, with all of them listed as ``pending.''