Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to make an announcement on Thursday and discuss the province’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ford will be joined by Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Jill Dunlop, Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues.

The premier announced on Wednesday that his government is investing $83 million in the new Resilient Communities Fund through the Ontario Trillium Foundation, which he said will help non-profit organizations build their fundraising capacity, recruit more volunteers, provide physical and health supports for staff, develop health and safety plans and buy new equipment and renovate facilities.

Thursday's announcement also comes as politicians and teachers are calling on the Ontario government to revisit its back-to-school plan as Ford continues to assert the strategy to reopen classrooms does enough to keep students and staff safe from the COVID-19 pandemic.

As of Aug. 5, Ontario had 35,747 resolved cases out of 39,714 in total. The death toll stands at 2,782.

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