Ontario reports 613 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths
Global News
Of the 613 new cases recorded, 288 were unvaccinated people, 30 were partially vaccinated, 266 were fully vaccinated and for 29 people the vaccination status was unknown.
Ontario is reporting 613 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, as cases continue to rise week over week. The provincial case total now stands at 612,931.
For comparison, last Tuesday saw 481 new cases and the previous Tuesday saw 441. All three Tuesday’s saw similar testing volumes in the 20,000 range.
Of the 613 new cases recorded, the data showed 288 were unvaccinated people, 30 were partially vaccinated people, 266 were fully vaccinated people and for 29 people the vaccination status was unknown.
According to Tuesday’s report, 72 cases were recorded in Toronto, 73 in Simcoe Muskoka, 47 in York Region, 40 in Waterloo Region, and 35 in Peel Region. All other local public health units reported fewer than 35 new cases in the provincial report.
The death toll in the province has risen to 9,974 as six more deaths were reported.
As of 8 p.m. on Monday, 11,096 vaccines (4,188 for a first shot and 6,908 for a second shot) were administered in the last day.
There are more than 11.2 million people fully immunized with two doses, which is 86 per cent of the eligible (12 and older) population. First dose coverage stands at 89 per cent.
Meanwhile, 597,470 Ontario residents were reported to have recovered from COVID-19, which is around 97 per cent of known cases. Resolved cases increased by 717 from the previous day.