TORONTO — Ontario's COVID-19 case numbers hit a new single-day peak today as the province reported 1,588 new instances of the virus in the past 24 hours.
Government figures also show 21 new deaths linked to COVID-19 in that period.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 522 new cases in Peel Region, 450 in Toronto and 153 in York Region, with nearly 46,700 tests completed.
The province is also reporting that 513 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, with 87 on ventilators.
The latest figures bring the total of COVID-19 cases in Ontario to 102,378, with 3,472 deaths, and 86,079 cases resolved.
The new record comes as Toronto and neighbouring Peel Region will move into lockdown on Monday, under the toughest measures available in the province's COVID-19 restriction system.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 21, 2020.
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