Ontario reports 481 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death
Global News
Ontario is reporting 481 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, as case counts week over week continue to rise. The provincial case total now stands at 608,206. For comparison, last Tuesday saw 441 new cases and the previous Tuesday saw 331. All three Tuesday’s saw similar testing volumes in the 20,000 range. Of the 481 new...
Ontario is reporting 481 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, as case counts week over week continue to rise. The provincial case total now stands at 608,206.
For comparison, last Tuesday saw 441 new cases and the previous Tuesday saw 331. All three Tuesday’s saw similar testing volumes in the 20,000 range.
Of the 481 new cases recorded, the data showed 236 were unvaccinated people, 18 were partially vaccinated people, 189 were fully vaccinated people and for 38 people the vaccination status was unknown.
According to Tuesday’s report, 56 cases were recorded in Toronto, 41 in Ottawa, 33 in Simcoe-Muskoka, 31 in Peel Region. 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 9,938 as one more death was recorded.
As of 8 p.m. on Monday, 13,146 vaccines (4,765 for a first shot and 8,381 for a second shot) were administered in the last day.
There are more than 11.1 million people fully immunized with two doses, which is 85.6 per cent of the eligible (12 and older) population. First dose coverage stands at 88.8 per cent.
Meanwhile, 593,454 Ontario residents were reported to have recovered from COVID-19, which is around 97 per cent of known cases. Resolved cases increased by 651 from the previous day.