ONTARIO LOGS 13,817 NEW COVID19 NEW CASES AHEAD OF ANNOUNCEMENT FROM CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH

BY Chandrayee Roy Choudhury, Canada: Ontario reported a pandemic high of 13,807 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday — far outpacing the previous record set on Wednesday and ahead of an expected announcement from the province's chief medical officer of health.
Infectious disease experts have said the actual number of new cases is likely far higher than those reported each day because many public health units in Ontario have reached their testing capacity.
The seven-day average of daily cases has topped 10,000 for the first time in the province, and now stands at 10,328. It is on pace to double every five days or so.
As of Wednesday evening, there were 96,455 test samples in the backlog waiting to be completed — also a new pandemic high.There were also 200 people being treated for COVID-related illnesses in intensive care units, up from 169 last Thursday.