TORONTO—Quebec and Ontario’s surging COVID-19 epidemic showed no signs of slowing Friday as each province reached staggering daily counts, with Quebec announcing 1,052 new cases and Ontario reporting a record 732 infections.
Quebec health officials said 357 cases were reported in Montreal, 183 in the region around Quebec City and 112 in Monteregie, south-west of Montreal—areas under a partial lockdown as five million Quebecers enter the weekend with strict new rules that practically ban all parties and socializing.
