ontario Ontario reports 1,588 COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths, breaking previous record Saturday's daily case count for the province beats previous high set on Nov. 14 Ontario reported 1,588 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, along with 21 new deaths. The new daily case count for the province is the highest seen in the pandemic so far, ahead of the 1,581 cases reported on Nov. 14. In the Greater Toronto Area, there are 522 new cases in Peel Region, 450 in Toronto and 153 in York Region. Health Minister Christine Elliott said 1,363 more cases are marked as resolved and nearly 46,700 tests have been completed. There are currently 513 people in hospital and 146 people in intensive care units — with 87 of those individuals on a ventilator.

us U.S. tops 12 million confirmed COVID-19 cases Health officials warn of burgeoning wave of infections ahead of Thanksgiving The United States recorded its 12th million COVID-19 case on Saturday, even as millions of Americans were expected to travel for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, ignoring warnings from health officials about furthering the spread of the infectious disease. More than 12,010,000 cases of the coronavirus were reported, according to a Reuters tally of public health data, capping a series of days with record-breaking infections, with the Midwest experiencing one of the most dramatic increases in cases per capita. The pandemic has claimed more than 255,000 lives in the U.S. — more than in any other nation — according to the Reuters tally, and the recent escalation has prompted more than 20 states to impose sweeping new restrictions this month to curb the virus.