Ontario reports 1,031 new COVID-19 cases, most since late May
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Ontario reported 1,031 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the most on a single day since May 30 — when the third wave of the pandemic was slowly receding.
Today's count marks an 11 per cent increase over the same time last week. The seven-day average of daily cases has climbed to 866, up 21 per cent from last Friday and its highest point since early June.
According to the latest estimate from Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, cases are currently on track to double every three and a half weeks.
For the first time Friday, the Ministry of Health has published updated vaccination figures to include children aged five to 11 years old.
As of Thursday evening, 154,925 children in that age cohort, or about 14.4 per cent of those eligible, had received a first dose.
Here are some other key pandemic indicators and figures from the Ministry of Health's daily provincial report:
Patients in ICU with COVID-related illnesses: 146, with 92 relying on a ventilator to breathe.
Tests completed in the previous 24 hours: 39,748, with a 2.9 per cent provincewide positivity rate.
Active cases: 7,217.
Deaths: Four, pushing the official toll to 10,012.
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