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. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Ontario is reporting 78 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the provincial total to 503.
It's the largest increase in a day so far.
The total includes six deaths and eight cases that have fully resolved.
At least six of the new cases are hospitalized, including a woman in her 30s, a man in his 40s, two people in their 50s and two people in their 70s.
Information on dozens of the new cases is listed as pending.
Since Sunday, more than 1,950 people tested negative, while more than 8,000 people are still awaiting their test results.