in terms of active cases, the hardest-hit regions of the province are currently peel, with 550 cases per 100,000 people, toronto (456), york region (365), and ottawa (348).
provincewide, 25 more deaths were reported friday, bringing the number of lives lost to the disease in ontario to 7,664.
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quebec reported 1,527 new cases of covid-19 friday morning, as intensive care cases continue to rise.
there were eight more people in intensive care, for a total of 167 cases, the highest point since early february. overall, there are 664 people in hospital, an increase of three.
in addition, seven new deaths were reported, including one over the previous 24 hours.
there were 151 new cases reported in the outaouais, for a total of 9,974 since the pandemic began. the death toll was unchanged at 183.
since the beginning of the pandemic, quebec has reported 334,071 cases and 10,785 deaths linked to covid-19. a total of 309,345 people who have contracted the disease have since recovered.quebec
health minister christian dubé said friday the province vaccinated 74,927 people on thursday — the highest single-day number of quebecers vaccinated since the campaign started.