COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. The provincial total now stands at 455,606.Wednesday’s case count is lower than Tuesday’s 3,265 new infections and is the fourth day in a row cases have been lower than 4,000.According to Wednesday’s report, 961 cases were recorded in Toronto, 589 in Peel Region, 290 in York Region, 221 in Durham Region, 255 in Hamilton and 341 in Niagara.All other local public health units reported fewer than 200 new cases in the provincial report.However, the Ontario government said the numbers for the Central West Region including Hamilton and Niagara will be higher due to a data catch-up process.The death toll in the province has risen to 7,988 as 24 more deaths were recorded.