Ontario reports 16,713 COVID-19 cases on New Year's Eve
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Ontario reported another 16,713 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, New Year's Eve, along with 15 new deaths.
Here are some other key pandemic indicators and figures from the Ministry of Health's daily provincial update:
Tests completed: 75,093.
Provincewide test positivity rate: 29.8 per cent.
Active cases: 98,822.
Patients in ICU with COVID-related illnesses: 205; 104 needed a ventilator to breathe.
Deaths: Five, pushing the official toll to 10,194.
Vaccinations: 195,809, bringing the total doses administered to date up to 27,208,675. Currently, 90.8 per cent of Ontarians aged 12 or older have received one dose, while 88.1 per cent have received two.
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