Ontario reported a new single-day record of 2,447 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with 49 additional deaths. The province's seven-day average of new daily cases has also broken a new record and now sits at 2,306. (Note: All of the figures used for new cases in this story are found on the Ontario Health Ministry's COVID-19 dashboard or in its daily epidemiologic summary. A total of 967 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ontario, according to the Ministry of Health. The province also said it will not be releasing COVID-19 daily case counts on Dec. 25, Dec. 28 or Jan. 1.

Source: CBC News December 24, 2020 15:19 UTC