Ontario records highest number of new COVID-19 cases in months with 964 infections logged

Health officials in Ontario are reporting 964 new cases of COVID-19, marking the highest number of infections reported in a single day since May 30 when 1,033 cases were identified.

Sunday’s report brings the seven-day average for the number of COVID-19 cases reported in the province to 760. This time last week, that number was 645.

Of the cases logged today, 498 were found unvaccinated individuals, 396 were in those fully vaccinated, and 21 cases were recorded in partially vaccinated individuals. The vaccination status of the remaining 49 cases is unknown.

Ontario logged 854 cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday and 927 cases on Friday, which was the highest single-day total reported since early September.

Labs across Ontario processed 29,692 COVID-19 tests in the last 24 hours, pushing the positivity rate to 3.2 per cent.