Covid-19 case numbers in Ontario top 1000

Ontario is reporting more than 1,000 new daily cases of COVID-19
for the first time today. The province recorded 1,042 new cases of the coronavirus
over the past 24 hours, breaking the previous day’s single-day peak
of 978. It’s the first time the daily case count has topped the 1,000
mark since the COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic back in
March. The province is also reporting seven new deaths related to the
illness. Provincial data shows 309 of the new diagnoses are in Toronto,
289 are in Peel, 117 in York Region, 80 in Ottawa and 52 in Durham.
There are 278 people hospitalized in Ontario due to the virus,
including 79 in intensive care.