coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the provincial total to 118,199.Wednesday’s case count is a slight increase from Tuesday’s which saw 1,707 new infections.

On Monday, 1,746 cases were recorded and 1,708 on Sunday.According to Wednesday’s provincial report, 500 cases were recorded in Peel Region, 410 in Toronto, 196 in York Region, 124 in Durham Region and 103 in Waterloo Region.All other public health units in Ontario reported under 100 new cases.

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Covid-19 vaccine: Govt to send more cold-chain storage equipment to states from 10 Dec

Covid-19 vaccine, once available, the government will be sending additional vaccine storage equipment to states and union territories from 10 December.The Ministry of Health, in consultation with states and Union Territories, has assessed the additional requirement for cold-chain storage facilities like walk-in coolers, walk-in freezers, deep freezers and ice-lined refrigerators, according to reports."As vaccines are temperature sensitive and these required to be stored at a specific temperature, we estimated the need for additional equipment for the state government/UTs. We are in the process of procuring and supplying them.

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COVID-19 could be one of the leading causes of death in Alberta in 2020

was identified March 5, 2020. The first COVID-19 death in the province was reported March 19, 2020.In the nine months since there have been over 72,000 cases in the province, and more than 640 people have lost their lives to the virus as of Dec. 8, 2020.At a press conference Nov.

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People in Wales told to cancel Christmas plans to help quash huge spike in Covid cases

Covid-19 cases.People across the UK are looking forward to having coronavirus restrictions relaxed for five days over the festive season, but scientific advisers to the Welsh Government have warned against different households mixing.Anyone going to see someone they do not live with should isolate for 10 days beforehand or risk infecting them, experts added.Families can form 'Christmas bubbles' with up to three households from December 23 to 27 before the three-tier lockdown system returns.Scientists from the Welsh Government's Technical Advisory Group (TAG) delivered a grim warning to residents saying a family Christmas is "likely to lead to higher deaths and hospitalisations" after the festive period.They said: "If people can avoid seeing

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Joe Wicks, bread and Covid: Google reveals the most searched terms in the UK in 2020

Google has revealed what the most popular search terms were for 2020 and the answer is hardly surprising. Curious Brits searched the term Coronavirus more than any other word this year as the world tried to cope with unprecedented circumstances.

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Top scientist 'really worried' over Wales' spiking coronavirus rates as more restrictions could be brought in before Christmas

direct to your inboxPeople in Wales could see further restrictions before Christmas, the country's chief medical officer has said. With just weeks before festive celebrations would usually begin, Dr Frank Atherton has expressed that he is "really worried" about rising coronavirus cases in Wales.

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Saskatchewan to unveil COVID-19 vaccine delivery plan

COVID-19 vaccine.The announcement was supposed to have been made Tuesday, but a power outage in Regina cancelled Tuesday’s scheduled news conference. Hospitals, not LTC homes, among 1st sites to give Canada’s coronavirus vaccines Health Minister Paul Merriman and Dr.

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COVID-19 outbreaks declared at 4 London, Ont. schools

COVID-19 outbreaks at four schools in London, Ont., after learning of six additional cases tied to the schools that are believed to be linked to previous cases at each school.Late Tuesday, the health unit was notified of two new cases each tied to Westminster Secondary School and Ashley Oaks Public School as well as one new case each at Sir Arthur Currie Public School and Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary. Coronavirus: London Christian High moves learning online until Jan.

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Coronavirus Scotland: Death toll increases by 39 with ease on restrictions ahead

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThere have been another 897 cases of the coronavirus diagnosed in Scotland as 16 councils prepare to have restrictions eased later this week.Figures have been published by the Scottish Government this afternoon as part of its national COVID-19 daily briefing.The data has been presented a day after local authorities found out their new coronavirus restrictions levels with North, East and South Ayrshire all placed in Tier 3 from 6pm this Friday night.Scotland's death toll from the virus is up 39 and now stands at 3,989.

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Scotland lockdown: When will tier 4 coronavirus restrictions end and what happens at Christmas

lockdown following weeks of strict measures. Nicola Sturgeon yesterday announced that 11 council areas would drop from level 4 to level 3 after facing the toughest rules in Scotland's five-tier system.

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Scots warned over two new coronavirus text scams used by criminals to steal personal data

coronavirus scams being used by fraudsters across the country. Both the Test and Protect scheme and the support fund for self-isolation have been used by criminals trying to steal people’s personal information, according to evidence collected by Trading Standards Scotland.

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Here’s what people Googled this year to help make sense of 2020

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AP's top albums of 2020: Toni Braxton, Teyana Taylor, JoJo

NEW YORK – The top 10 albums of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu (a playlist of the albums can be found here ):1. Toni Braxton, “Spell My Name": I can breathe again, thanks in part to the living legend Toni Braxton.

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Germany sets date for election determining Merkel successor

BERLIN – Germany's next parliamentary election, which will determine the country's new leader after Chancellor Angela Merkel's long rule, will be held on Sept. 26, 2021.President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's office said Wednesday that the head of state set the date in line with a recommendation from the government.

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New airflow study shows how to prevent COVID spread inside a vehicle

NEW YORK - A new study looking at how airflow inside a vehicle impacts the risk of getting COVID-19 may help keep people healthier.With many New Yorkers opting for taxis or other ride-sharing services instead of mass transit during the pandemic, it's become difficult to socially distance when operating or riding in a vehicle. So researchers from Brown University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst developed a computer simulation to learn how air flows in a confined space, like a car.“It showed us that you don’t necessarily need to open all the windows,” said Varghese Mathai, a professor of physics who worked on the study.RELATED: Ford's cop cars can now kill coronavirus with extreme heat The worst thing to do is to keep the windows

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Trey Songz Faces Major Backlash For Hosting 500-Person Club Party After Recovering From COVID-19

Trey Songz came under fire after holding a 500-person indoor “Champagne Saturdays” event at the Aftermath night club in Columbus, Ohio, per the New York Post. During the Dec. 5 event, undercover agents observed roughly 500 people fill the 15,000-square foot space to watch Trey, 36, perform. “Most of the crowd,” per the Post, was maskless. They didn’t practice social distancing, and the club didn’t put up physical barriers to keep attendees separated from each other. Considering that Trey revealed in October that he tested positive for COVID-19 and that he lost a grandfather to the disease, fans were in disbelief over the news.

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‘Ready to go’: Red River Ex’s Winter Wonderland hopes to open Saturday

“I’m smiling broadly today, let me tell you. I’m extremely happy about that announcement,” he said.

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Covid-19 vaccine to have differential pricing for different countries: Pfizer

NEW DELHI : Global pharma major Pfizer has said it will have differential pricing on its COVID-19 vaccine for different countries, as the company aims to make the vaccine available across the world.The company's Indian arm has sought emergency use authorisation (EUA) for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 in the country from the Indian drug regulator.After the UK approval for the vaccine, Pfizer and BioNTech are anticipating further regulatory decisions across the globe in the coming days and are ready to deliver vaccine doses following potential regulatory authorisations or approvals, Pfizer had earlier said."The fundamental that went into the pricing was that we make sure we make it very quickly available to everyone," Pfizer

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Kobe Bryant, Coronavirus And Joe Biden Among Google Canada’s Top Trending Searches Of 2020

Google Canada has released its annual list of the top trending searches of the year across news, entertainment, sports and more.

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The Latest: Packers to keep limited attendance at home games

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Green Bay Packers will limit attendance at Lambeau Field games to team employees and their families for the remainder of the regular season.The team says the decision is based on a continued high rate of coronavirus activity in Brown County and many areas of the state. The team is also concerned rates may spike with the holiday season approaching.Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy says “the health and safety of our community, players and fans is our top priority.”WLUK-TV has reported that the Packers allowed a limited group of about 500 employees and their families during their last two home games on Nov.

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Nikki Haley says her sister-in-law died of coronavirus

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 12: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley visits "Fox & Friends" at Fox News Channel Studios on November 12, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images) COLUMBIA, S.C. - Former U.N.

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People who suffer 'significant' allergic reactions told not to take new Covid-19 vaccine

UK regulators have issued a warning that people who have a history of “significant” allergic reactions should not currently receive the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.

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Trey Songz headlines 500-person indoor concert at Ohio nightclub months after having coronavirus: report

Trey Songz reportedly headlined a 500-person indoor concert at an Ohio nightclub that authorities said demonstrated a flagrant disregard for COVID-19 safety protocols. The 36-year-old singer, who revealed to his followers in October that he tested positive for the coronavirus, was advertised as the headliner of the Aftermath nightclub’s “Champagne Saturdays” over the weekend. People reports that the nightclub received citations from the Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU) after its agents attended the venue and discovered a large crowd of people with no masks who were making no effort to social distance from one another.

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Taylor Swift donates £10,000 to two mothers struggling due to Covid-19

Taylor Swift has donated $13,000 (£10k) each to two mothers struggling to pay rent and bills due to Covid-19.The singer was alerted to two GoFundMe pages after reading a Washington Post article about Americans struggling with rent due to the pandemic, Billboard reports.Nashville-based single mother Nikki Cornwell said on her fundraising page that it has been “a horrible year for us,” adding: “Its been rough because I’m not the only person looking for work. My family would appreciate any help this holiday.

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Professor Chris Whitty on when coronavirus restrictions would no longer be needed due to vaccine roll-out

direct to your inbox Professor Chris Whitty has addressed what it would take to lift coronavirus restrictions due to the vaccine roll-out.

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U.K. warns people with ‘significant’ allergies to avoid Pfizer coronavirus vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine after two people reported adverse effects on the first day of rollout.Britain began mass vaccinating its population on Tuesday in a global drive that poses one of the biggest logistical challenges in peacetime history, starting with the elderly and frontline workers. First coronavirus vaccinations delivered in U.K.

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New White House offer adds $600 stimulus checks to COVID-19 relief

WASHINGTON D.C. - The Trump administration dove back into Capitol Hill’s COVID-19 negotiations on Tuesday, offering a $916 billion package to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that would send a $600 direct payment to most Americans — but eliminate a $300 per week employment benefit favored by a bipartisan group of Senate negotiators.Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made the offer to Pelosi late Tuesday afternoon, he said in a statement.

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Pandemic, loss unite 2 rural Missouri pastors around faith

NOEL, Mo. – Thirty miles of rural Missouri separate the two churches, and so much else. One is mostly white; the other hosts services in five languages for a flock that spans the world.

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UK regulators warn of possible allergic reactions to COVID vaccine

A nurse holds a phial of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Guy's Hospital, in central London on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Victoria Jones / POOL / AFP) NEW YORK - U.K.

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Nicola Sturgeon announces 39 new coronavirus deaths and 897 cases in Scotland

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. Nicola Sturgeon also announced that 897 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure to 102,372.

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President-elect Joe Biden calls for action on coronavirus as he introduces health team

WILMINGTON, Del. – President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday called for urgent action on the coronavirus pandemic as he introduced a health care team that will be tested at every turn while striving to restore the nation to normalcy.Biden laid out three COVID-19 priorities for his first 100 days in office: a call for all Americans to voluntarily mask up during those 100 days, a commitment to administer 100 million vaccines and a pledge to try to reopen a majority of the nation's schools.“I know that out of our collective pain, we will find our collective purpose: to control the pandemic, to save lives, and to heal as a nation," Biden said.The president-elect also said he would use the power of the federal government to require people to wear

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Mystery mass illness: India experts find traces of lead, nickel in patients’ blood

NEW DELHI – Indian health officials have found traces of nickel and lead in a few blood samples taken from hundreds of patients who have been hospitalized by a mysterious illness in a southern state, officials said.The Andhra Pradesh state government said in a statement Tuesday night that investigations by experts from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has not be able to ascertain the possible source of excessive nickel and lead particulate matter in the patients’ blood.Reports from other tests by experts at the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, including toxicology reports and blood cultures, are being awaited, the statement said.Health officials and experts are still baffled by how the heavy metals got into the patients'

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California warns of rising coronavirus cases, broad transmission

LOS ANGELES – California’s top health official on Tuesday said coronavirus cases are expected to continue to climb in the state and that everyday activities now carry a much greater risk of infection.Dr. Mark Ghaly, California's secretary of health and human services, said the roughly 23,000 new virus cases reported Tuesday include test results from over the weekend and that these tend to skew lower.

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Rich nations, like Canada, have bought too many coronavirus vaccines: Amnesty International

coronavirus vaccines to protect their populations nearly three times over by the end of 2021, Amnesty International and other groups said on Wednesday, possibly depriving billions of people in poorer areas.Britain approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine this month, raising hopes that the tide could soon turn against a virus that has killed nearly 1.5 million globally, hammered the world economy and upended normal life. First coronavirus vaccinations delivered in U.K.

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BMC setting up new COVID-19 vaccine storage facility in Mumbai

MUMBAI : The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is setting up a new COVID-19 vaccine storage facility at one its buildings in Kanjurmarg area here, officials said on Wednesday.The new vaccine storage facility will be in addition to the existing cold storage facilities at four civic-run hospitals in the city, BMC's additional municipal commissioner Suresh Kakani told PTI.The BMC has identified its own five-storey building at Kanjurmarg in the eastern suburbs for the new COVID-19 vaccine storage facility, which will be set up on its first floor, another civic official said.Currently, the Sion Hospital, Nair Hospital, KEM Hospital and Cooper Hospital here have vaccine storage facilities, he said.These hospitals have a limited vaccine storage

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Too busy fighting for our rights to be afraid of Covid, say ‘maskless’ farmers

NEW DELHI : Caught between the Covid-19 pandemic and the agitation for their rights, farmers protesting against the Centre’s new farm laws said the fear of contracting the disease is "not enough" to detract them from their fight.Thousands of farmers camping at the Tikri borders are largely seen without the basic preventive measure against Covid-19 - protective masks.“The government has already tied a noose around our necks with these laws… we cannot afford to be afraid of coronavirus," Gagandeep Singh, a farmer from Bhatinda in Punjab, said.He has been protesting at the Delhi-Haryana border for the last 10 days.Demonstrating for 12 straight days, the farmers have been demanding that the three laws be revoked.Sporting a long white beard,

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Poles voice fears of 'Polexit' as govt defies EU over budget

WARSAW – As the Polish government plays a game of chicken with the European Union over its next long-term budget, some Poles are voicing fears that a drawn-out conflict could put their country on a path toward an eventual departure from the bloc, or “Polexit.”Poland's conservative government, led by Jaroslaw Kaczynski's Law and Justice party, denies that it has ever wanted to leave the 27-member bloc and popular support for EU membership runs extremely high.But critics fear the combative tone of Polish leaders — who have recently compared the EU to the Soviet Union and used terms like "political enslavement" to describe Poland's predicament in the standoff — could create momentum, which if unstopped, could accidently bring the nation to the

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Amir Khan brags about Covid rule-flouting 'surprise' birthday party

Boxer Amir Khan has been accused of blatantly breaching coronavirus rules after a birthday party was held last night with at least 18 people in a luxurious mansion. The former world champion from Bolton, Greater Manchester, posted a video of the large gathering on his social media, telling the camera: 'All the boys are here.

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Rick Zamperin: Upcoming NHL season begins to take shape

National Hockey League season.The NHL and the Players’ Association have reportedly agreed that the collective bargaining agreement that was negotiated last summer in an effort to complete last season during the COVID-19 pandemic will remain in place for the 2020-21 season.That is a substantial move forward considering the league had recently asked the players to consider tweaking what they had already agreed to, including a proposal to defer more money and increase their escrow payments. NHL now focusing on mid-January season start date, source tells Associated Press Now that the contentious financial framework has been put to bed, both sides are looking at a potential start date for a 56-game season on Jan.

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UK regulator issues allergy warning over Covid vaccine

UK regulators have issued a warning that people who have a history of "significant" allergic reactions should not currently receive the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine after two people who had the jab yesterday had allergic reactions.

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Irish doctor leading global Covid-19 response to be honoured

The Irish doctor who is leading the World Health Organization's response to the Covid-19 pandemic is to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Irish Red Cross.

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UK: People with history of allergic reactions shouldn’t get Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot

LONDON – U.K. regulators have had two reports of possible allergic reactions from people who took part in the first day of Britain’s mass coronavirus vaccination program against COVID-19.Dr.

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Dutch government pledges new support to virus-hit businesses

THE HAGUE – The Dutch government on Wednesday beefed up its financial support by 3.7 billion euros ($4.5 billion) for businesses slammed by the country’s partial lockdown measures.The latest lifeline comes on top of 33.7 billion euros in support the government earlier pledged to protect businesses and jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic, although it warned that further job losses and bankruptcies are inevitable.The government said businesses with the biggest percentage drop in turnover — such as bars and restaurants — will receive more financial support in the first quarter of 2021.Prime Minister Mark Rutte ordered all bars and restaurants shuttered in mid-October and they will remain closed throughout the usually busy Christmas and New Year

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Rich countries have bought too many covid-19 vaccines: Amnesty

PARIS : Rich countries have secured enough coronavirus vaccines to protect their populations nearly three times over by the end of 2021, Amnesty International and other groups said on Wednesday, possibly depriving billions of people in poorer areas.Britain approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine this month, raising hopes that the tide could soon turn against a virus that has killed nearly 1.5 million globally, hammered the world economy and upended normal life.Amnesty and other organisations including Frontline AIDS, Global Justice Now and Oxfam, urged governments and the pharmaceutical industry to take action to ensure intellectual property of vaccines is shared widely.The World Health Organization (WHO) has also called on governments

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Dawn French says 18 months of work 'disappeared' overnight as coronavirus pandemic hit

Dawn French has admitted her "full diary" and 18 months of work "disappeared" overnight thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Israel gets first delivery of Pfizer covid-19 vaccine

Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declaring the pandemic's end was "in sight" and vowing to get the first jab."This is a great celebration for Israel," he said on the tarmac at Ben Gurion airport, near Tel Aviv, as a fork-lift truck started unloading the cargo from a red and yellow DHL air freighter.The shipment was the first of eight million doses ordered from US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer BioNTech.It came ahead of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, which begins on Thursday."The end is in sight," Netanyahu said referring to the disease which has infected 348,948 Israelis, 2,932 of them fatally, according to a Wednesday update."What is important to me is that Israeli citizens get

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Trey Songz hosts 500-person bash after vowing to take coronavirus diagnosis seriously

Trey Songz hosted a 500-person nightclub bash just two months after vowing to take his coronavirus diagnosis seriously.

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Covid vaccine may only last 9 months - and we 'can't ease restrictions before March'

Brits may need to be repeatedly vaccinated for coronavirus as the jab's protection might last as little as nine months, England's top medic has warned.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Ontario reports more than 1,700 new coronavirus cases, 35 deaths

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