Ontario reports just under 500 new COVID-19 cases for 12th straight day
Global News
The death toll in Ontario has risen to 9,839 as 12 more deaths were recorded with 11 deaths from within the last month and one death more than a month ago.
Ontario is reporting 492 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the 12th day in a row the count is fewer than 500. The provincial case total now stands at 596,772.
Of the 492 new cases recorded, the data showed 248 were unvaccinated people, 21 were partially vaccinated people, 167 were fully vaccinated people and for 56 people the vaccination status was unknown.
According to Friday’s report, 64 cases were recorded in Toronto, 59 in Peel Region, 39 in Sudbury, 38 in Ottawa, 33 in York Region and 32 in Middlesex-London.
All other local public health units reported fewer than 30 new cases in the provincial report.
The death toll in the province has risen to 9,839 as 12 more deaths were recorded. Of which 11 deaths occurred within the last month with one death that occurred more than a month ago, the ministry of health said.
As of 8 p.m. on Thursday, 25,770 vaccines (8,962 for a first shot and 16,808 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 83.6 per cent of the eligible (12 and older) population. First dose coverage stands at 87.7 per cent.
Meanwhile, 583,512 Ontario residents were reported to have recovered from COVID-19, which is about 98 per cent of known cases. Resolved cases increased by 415 from the previous day.
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