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Canada sets another daily record for COVID-19 cases with over 9,500 new infections
COVID-19 cases Thursday, with daily infections surging past 9,500 for the first time since the pandemic began over a year ago.The 9,564 new cases came as some provinces surpassed or nearly matched their own daily records despite imposing harsh new restrictions in recent weeks, suggesting a losing battle with the quickening spread of the virus.Fifty-five new deaths since Wednesday brought the national death toll to 23,500. The country has seen a total of 1,096,722 infections to date, 990,080 of whom are considered recovered.