Premier Doug Ford is promising to increase COVID-19 testing in the province's long-term care homes amid a rise in cases at the facilities.
Ford says he is meeting with government staff today to discuss a plan for more frequent surveillance testing, which is conducted even if a person does not have symptoms.
The premier says increased testing must also be combined with quick turnaround times for results.
His comments come after several large outbreaks in Toronto have lead to dozens of nursing home residents contracting the virus.
Modelling released by the province earlier last week showed that mortality rates in long-term care homes have been on the rise in the second wave of the pandemic.
The province says 107 of its 626 long-term care homes are experiencing an outbreak.