Ontario reports new one-day record of COVID-19 cases, 49 new deaths
Posted December 24, 2020 10:01 am.
Last Updated December 24, 2020 3:13 pm.
Ontario is reporting 2,447 new COVID-19 cases today, a daily record high for the province.
The province’s previous daily record was 2,432 infections reported on Dec. 17.
Forty-nine more people have died, bringing the provincial death total to 4,278. Most of those deaths (2,643) were people living in long-term care.
Currently, there are COVID-19 outbreaks at 162 long-term care homes in Ontario, with active cases affecting 1,075 residents and 976 staff members at care homes across the province.
The most new cases confirmed today are in Toronto (646), Peel Region (502) and York Region (263).
The province says it conducted nearly 64,600 tests yesterday, but the testing backlog has swelled to 75,250.
The number of people hospitalized fell below 1,000 while 277 people remain in intensive care and another 176 people are on ventilators.
To date, the province has conducted 5,250 vaccinations.
The province will not release new COVID-19 data on Christmas Day, Monday or on Jan. 1. The health ministry said two reports will be posted on the next days after those dates.
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