People wearing face masks skate on an outdoor ice rink in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on Dec. 29, 2021. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
Most provinces and territories in the country reported record-high single-day COVID-19 case numbers.
OTTAWA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Canada reported 32,121 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday evening, raising its national total to 2,102,474 with 30,248 deaths, according to local media CTV.
COVID-19 cases have been surging across Canada due to the fast spread of the Omicron variant.
Most provinces and territories in the country, including Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and Nunavut, reported record-high single-day COVID-19 case numbers.
A health worker distributes the COVID-19 rapid test kit inside a testing site in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Dec. 28, 2021.(Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)
Quebec reported its highest daily COVID-19 case count yet on Wednesday with 13,149 new cases and 10 new deaths. The province's cumulative total has surged to 572,419 with 11,702 fatalities.
Meanwhile, Ontario confirmed a record-breaking 10,436 new cases and 15 additional deaths, bringing its cumulative whole to 725,841 with 10,171 deaths.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said Wednesday that he is worried about the Omicron and Delta variants of COVID-19 producing a "tsunami" of cases between them. ■
