Ontario reports 13,807 new cases of COVID-19, shattering previous record

Health officials in Ontario are reporting the highest number of new COVID-19 cases ever logged in a single day with 13,807 new cases Thursday.

News of the new infections comes after the province posted a then-record 10,436 cases on Wednesday.

Thursday’s report brings the province’s seven-day average for the number of cases reported to 10,327 -- the highest it’s ever been.

Labs processed 67,301 tests in the last 24 hours, which the Ministry of Health said generated a record positivity rate of 30.5 per cent.

Health experts have said that Ontario’s high case counts in recent days are likely an underestimate given the scarcity of PCR tests provincewide.