Ontario reports 2,421 new COVID cases, nearly double from a week ago

Of the 2,421 new cases recorded, 686 were unvaccinated people, 72 were partially vaccinated, 1,530 were fully vaccinated and for 133 people the vaccination status was unknown.

Ontario is reporting 2,421 new COVID cases on Thursday, as positive infections continue to surge daily amid the highly contagious Omicron variant. The provincial case total now stands at 639,341.

For comparison, last Thursday saw 1,290 new cases and the previous Thursday saw 780.

Over the last three days, there were 1,808 new cases reported Wednesday, 1,429 on Tuesday, and 1,536 on Monday. Thursday’s count is the highest one-day total since May 15 when 2,584 new cases were recorded.

However, as infections surge, patients with COVID in ICUs (intensive care units) have remained relatively stable but are overall on a slow rise.

Of the 2,421 new cases recorded, the data showed 686 were unvaccinated people, 72 were partially vaccinated people, 1,530 were fully vaccinated people and for 133 people the vaccination status was unknown.

The death toll in the province has risen to 10,102 as nine more deaths were reported.

As of 8 p.m. on Wednesday, there are more than 11.3 million people fully immunized with two doses, which is 87.7 per cent of the aged 12 and older population. First dose coverage stands at 90.4 per cent. There are 1,441,100 Ontarians who have received a booster shot.

For young children aged five to 11, first dose coverage stands at 33.2 per cent — 358,297 doses out of just over 1 million eligible children.