Ontario reports 741 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths
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The death toll in the province has risen to 9,967 as three more deaths were reported.
Ontario is reporting 741 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total case count in the province to 611,691.
Of the 741 new cases recorded, the data showed 350 were unvaccinated people, 20 were partially vaccinated people, 331 were fully vaccinated people and for 40 people the vaccination status was unknown.
According to Sunday’s report, 80 cases were recorded in Toronto, 84 in Simcoe-Muskoka, 50 in Windsor-Essex, 48 in Ottawa, and 43 in Peel Region. All other local public health units reported fewer than 40 new cases in the provincial report.
The death toll in the province has risen to 9,967 as three more deaths were reported.
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