Thursday COVID cases at 514 as Ontario waits and watches

by The Bulldog • April 16, 2020

The Ministry of Health has announced 514 new cases of COVID-19, the second day that the number crept up. Wednesday the count was 494. The highest daily count was 550 recorded last week on April 8. Government website

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