Ontario reports record 10,412 new COVID-19 cases
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Ontario health officials are reporting more than 10,000 new daily COVID-19 cases for the first time as the Omicron variant continues to spread rapidly.
The province logged 10,412 more COVID-19 cases and four new deaths, according to data from Public Health Ontario.
The latest figure represents a jump of 841 cases from the previous record set Friday when Ontario reported 9,571 cases. The province reported 5,790 on Thursday, 4,383 on Wednesday and 3,453 the day before that.
Overall there are 43 more COVID-19 patients in hospital and nine more in the ICU in Ontario.
Of the new cases, more than half are in the GTA. There were 2,899 in Toronto, 1,025 in York Region, 965 in Peel and 572 in Durham.
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