12:30 p.m.: Ontario labs processed 30,780 COVID-19 tests Thursday, a new high, with just 111 people testing positive, a recent low. 11:19 a.m.: Florida banned alcohol consumption at its bars Friday after its daily confirmed coronavirus cases neared 9,000, a new record that is almost double the previous mark set just two days ago. Greg Abbott shut down bars in Texas again on Friday and scaled back restaurant dining, the most dramatic reversals yet as confirmed coronavirus cases surge. 6:15 a.m.: The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:15 a.m. Earlier Thursday, the province reported that 270 patients are now hospitalized with COVID-19, including 69 in intensive care, of whom 47 are on a ventilator.

Source: thestar June 26, 2020 10:52 UTC