Ontario reports 1,426 new COVID-19 cases

Ontario reported another 1,426 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, setting a new record high for the fourth time in five days.

The newly confirmed infections push the seven-day average of daily cases to 1,217, the highest it has been at any point in the pandemic.

For the first time during the current resurgence of the novel coronavirus, Peel Region clocked the most cases at 468, while Toronto had 384 and York Region was at 180, as well as 63 in Durham Region and 62 in Hamilton.