Ontario reports highest COVID-19 case count in months with 1,808 new infections logged
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Ontario is reporting 1,808 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, 1,046 of which are vaccinated people, 39 are partially vaccinated, 625 are unvaccinated and 98 have an unknown vaccination status.
The last time case numbers in Ontario were this high was on May 21 when 1,890 cases were recorded.
Wednesday’s report brings the province’s seven-day average for the number of infections reported to about 1,514.
Of the new cases, 1,046 are in fully vaccinated individuals, 39 are in partially vaccinated individuals, and 625 are in unvaccinated individuals. The vaccination status for the remaining 98 cases was not disclosed.
In hospital, there are 357 patients with a COVID-19-related illness, including 119 unvaccinated patients, 84 fully vaccinated patients, and 11 partially vaccinated patients. No vaccination status was provided for the remaining 143 patients.
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