Ford promises more restrictions as Ontario reports record 4,249 new COVID-19 cases
Premier Doug Ford is promising further restrictions coming for Ontario, as the province reported a record 4,249 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.
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Even so, that would mean about 3,800 were newly confirmed infections, considerably more than the previous record of 3,519 reported Thursday. The cases that were delayed were "primarily" from Jan. 5 and 6, the province said.
Ford held a rare morning news conference Friday, where he again asked Ontarians to follow public health guidelines. The premier said new modelling coming early next week will paint a potentially dire scenario in the province.
"We're in a desperate situation, and when you see the modelling, you'll fall out of your chair," Ford said.
"There will be further measures, because this is getting out of control."
Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Ontario's associate chief medical officer of health, agreed with that assessment. "I think we do need to consider more serious measures, perhaps similar to what happened in the spring," she said.
"Today's numbers, to be frank, are scary."
