Ontario reports 959 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths
Global News
Of the 959 new cases recorded, 446 were unvaccinated people, 23 were partially vaccinated, 429 were fully vaccinated and for 61 people the vaccination status was unknown.
Ontario is reporting 959 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, as the counts continue to rise week over week. The provincial case total now stands at 620,229.
For comparison, last Thursday saw 748 new cases and the previous Thursday saw 711. All three Thursday’s saw similar testing volumes in the 30,000 range.
Of the 959 new cases recorded, the data showed 446 were unvaccinated people, 23 were partially vaccinated people, 429 were fully vaccinated people and for 61 people the vaccination status was unknown.
According to Thursday’s report, 118 cases were recorded in Toronto, 91 in Windsor-Essex, 75 each in Peel Region and Simcoe Muskoka, 59 in Ottawa, and 53 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 10,012 as seven more deaths were reported.
As of 8 p.m. Wednesday, Ontario’s ministry of health said first dose vaccination for those aged 12 and older stands at 90 per cent, while second dose coverage is at 87.2 per cent.
Meanwhile, 603,285 Ontario residents were reported to have recovered from COVID-19, which is around 97 per cent of known cases. Resolved cases increased by 770 from the previous day.
Active cases in Ontario now stand at 6,932— up from the previous day when it was at 6,750, and up from Nov. 25 when it was at 5,552. At the peak of the second wave coronavirus surge in January, active cases hit just above 30,000. In the third wave in April, active cases topped 43,000.