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Ontario shatters record for single day COVID-19 cases for third consecutive day

BY , Dec 31, 2020 5:30 PM - REPORT AN ERROR

A healthcare worker talks with people as they wait to be tested for COVID-19 at a clinic in Montreal, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Ontario is reporting 3,328 new cases of COVID-19, setting another single-day case record.

More than a quarter of the new cases, 888 are in Toronto, with 431 in Peel, 418 in York Region, 257 in Windsor-Essex County and 194 in Ottawa.

The province is also confirming another 56 virus related deaths, matching the highest daily death toll from the first wave of the pandemic.

Ontario Minister of Health Christine Elliott shared the numbers in a tweet.

She is advising residents to celebrate New Year’s Eve at home to curb the spread of infection.

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