Ontario reports 591 new cases of COVID-19, seven additional deaths
CTV
Ontario is reporting another 591 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday as well as seven additional deaths linked to the disease.
The seven-day average for the number of cases reported in the province stands at 686. A week ago that number was 587.
Of the cases reported today, 293 were recorded in unvaccinated individuals, 237 were found in those who are fully vaccinated, and 14 infections were found in partially vaccinated people. The vaccination status of the remaining 47 cases is unknown.
Ontario has logged 613,522 lab-confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, including 9,981 deaths -- seven of which were reported in the last 24 hours -- and 598,134 recoveries.
With 30,092 tests processed for COVID-19 since Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said the positivity rate is 2.5 per cent.
