Ontario reports 1,009 new COVID-19 cases, 8 more deaths
Global News
The seven-day average in Ontario has now surpassed 1,000 for the first time since June 1.
Ontario is reporting 1,009 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, as case counts continue to rise week over week. The provincial case total now stands at 626,321.
For comparison, last Wednesday saw 780 new cases and the previous Wednesday saw 591. Over the last three days there were 928 new cases reported Tuesday, 887 on Monday and 1,184 on Sunday. The seven-day average has now surpassed 1,000 for the first time since June 1.
Of the 1,009 new cases recorded, the data showed 421 were unvaccinated people, 22 were partially vaccinated people, 502 were fully vaccinated people and for 64 people the vaccination status was unknown.
According to Tuesday’s report, 124 cases were recorded in Toronto, 92 in Ottawa, 82 in Simcoe Muskoka, 75 in Windsor-Essex, 69 in the Kingston area, and 50 each in Hamilton and in York Region. All other local public health units reported fewer than 50 new cases in the provincial report.
The death toll in the province has risen to 10,044 as eight more deaths were reported.
As of 8 p.m. on Tuesday, there are more than 11.3 million people fully immunized with two doses, which is 87.4 per cent of the aged 12 and older population. First dose coverage stands at 90.1 per cent. There are 914,723 Ontarians who have received a booster shot.
For young children aged five to 11, first dose coverage stands at 23.6 per cent — 254,760 doses out of just over 1 million eligible children.
Meanwhile, 607,926 Ontario residents were reported to have recovered from COVID-19, which is 97 per cent of known cases. Resolved cases increased by 1,129 from the previous day.