Last Updated Wednesday, January 6, 2021 11:33AM EST
Ontario is reporting more than 3,000 new cases of COVID-19 for a third consecutive day, as total cases surpassed 200,000 since the virus first emerged almost a year ago.
The province reported 3,266 new infections of COVID-19 on Wednesday, up from the 3,128 cases logged a day ago.
Ontario recorded 3,270 on Monday, 2,964 on Sunday and a single-day record of 3,363 cases on Saturday.
The province has reported more than 3,000 new daily cases in five of the past seven days.
The seven-day rolling average now stands at 3,113, compared to 2,309 a week ago.
Most of the new cases continue to be in hot spots throughout the Greater Toronto Area.