COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began.There were 5,790 new cases reported Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Ontario to 667,353The previous record for the largest increase in cases in Ontario was set on April 16, when there were 4,812 reported.For comparison, last Thursday 2,421 cases were reported.Seven additional deaths were also announced on Dec.
23, bringing the provincial virus-related death toll to 10,140.A total of 624,801 coronavirus cases are considered resolved, which is up by 1,659.