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Ontario breaks daily COVID-19 record again with more than 4,800 new cases
Katherine DeClerq
Multi-Platform Writer, CTV News Toronto
Published Friday, April 16, 2021 10:07AM EDT
TORONTO -- Ontario has logged more than 4,800 new COVID-19 cases for the first time in the pandemic, breaking a record for the most daily infections for a second day in a row.
Health officials reported 4,812 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday as well as 25 more deaths related to the disease.
Friday's infections mark a new record for the province and an increase from yesterday?s 4,726 cases?a record at the time. There were 4,156 COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday, 3,670 on Tuesday and 4,401 on Monday.
The rolling seven-day average for daily COVID-19 case counts now stands at about 4,292.
The province is also marking another grim milestone with more than 700 people being treated in Ontario intensive care units.
Of the 701 patients in the ICU, at least 480 are breathing with the assistance of a ventilator...
Ontario breaks daily COVID-19 record again with more than 4,800 new cases
Katherine DeClerq
Multi-Platform Writer, CTV News Toronto
Published Friday, April 16, 2021 10:07AM EDT
TORONTO -- Ontario has logged more than 4,800 new COVID-19 cases for the first time in the pandemic, breaking a record for the most daily infections for a second day in a row.
Health officials reported 4,812 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday as well as 25 more deaths related to the disease.
Friday's infections mark a new record for the province and an increase from yesterday?s 4,726 cases?a record at the time. There were 4,156 COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday, 3,670 on Tuesday and 4,401 on Monday.
The rolling seven-day average for daily COVID-19 case counts now stands at about 4,292.
The province is also marking another grim milestone with more than 700 people being treated in Ontario intensive care units.
Of the 701 patients in the ICU, at least 480 are breathing with the assistance of a ventilator...
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