Ontario reports 3,453 new COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths as province hits new third dose milestone

Ontario health officials are reporting 3,453 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday as the province hits a new third dose vaccine milestone.

On Tuesday morning, Health Minister Christine Elliott said on social media that about two million Ontario residents have received their booster shot. Third dose eligibility opened up to all adults over the age of 18 on Monday.

In addition to the new cases reported today, officials recorded 10 new deaths, pushing the total number of COVID-19-related fatalities in the province to 10,123.

Ontario’s rolling seven-day average now stands at 3,153, up from 1,400 at this point last week.

Today’s case count comes after officials logged 3,784 cases on Monday, 4,177 cases on Sunday and 3,031 cases on Saturday.