Ontario reports more than 1,800 new coronavirus cases for 2nd straight day “With our dashboard update today we are hitting another unfortunate milestone of 86 new cases,” Dr.
Hsiu-Li Wang said in a statement.“This will be our highest daily increase that we have reported since the beginning of the pandemic.”This is the second time in four days the area has set a new standard for positive coronavirus tests as 78 were announced on Wednesday.Wang said the 125th COVID-19 victim in Waterloo Region was a woman in her 80s who was in hospital and had underlying conditions.“I am deeply saddened to hear of another death in our community where COVID-19 is thought to have been a contributing factor,” she said.