Ontario reports 321 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths
Global News
Ontario has now reached 84.1 per cent of the aged 12 and older population fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with 88 per cent having at least one dose.
Ontario is reporting 321 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, as active cases across the province have dropped below 3,000. The provincial case total now stands at 598,431.
Of the 321 new cases recorded, the data showed 158 were unvaccinated people, 12 were partially vaccinated people, 118 were fully vaccinated people and for 33 people the vaccination status was unknown.
According to Wednesday’s report, 66 cases were recorded in Toronto, 33 in York Region, 27 each in Ottawa and Sudbury, 17 each in Halton Region and Windsor Essex, 16 each in Peel Region and Middlesex-London, and 15 in Niagara Region.
All other local public health units reported fewer than 15 new cases in the provincial report.
The death toll in the province has remained at 9,862 as 10 new deaths were recorded, with one death having occurred more than a month ago.
As of 8 p.m. on Tuesday, 21,761 vaccines (7,388 for a first shot and 14,373 for a second shot) were administered in the last day.
There are more than 10.9 million people fully immunized with two doses, which is 84.1 per cent of the eligible (12 and older) population. First dose coverage stands at 88 per cent.
Meanwhile, 585,591 Ontario residents were reported to have recovered from COVID-19, which is about 98 per cent of known cases. Resolved cases increased by 384 from the previous day.
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