Ontario reports 419 new COVID-19 cases, 0 deaths
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Ontario is reporting 419 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 599,259.
Ontario is reporting 419 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 599,259.
Of the 419 new cases recorded, the data showed 231 were unvaccinated people, 24 were partially vaccinated people, 140 were fully vaccinated people and for 24 people the vaccination status was unknown.
According to Friday’s report, 63 cases were recorded in Toronto, 34 in Windsor, 32 in Peel Region, and 30 in York Region and 30 in Ottawa.
All other local public health units reported fewer than 30 new cases in the provincial report.
The death toll in the province stayed at 9,865 as no new deaths were recorded.
As of 8 p.m. on Thursday, 21,170 vaccines (7,012 for a first shot and 14,158 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 84.3 per cent of the eligible (12 and older) population. First dose coverage stands at 88 per cent.
Meanwhile, 586,356 Ontario residents were reported to have recovered from COVID-19. Active cases in Ontario now stand at 3,038.
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