Ontario reports more than 1,800 new COVID cases as daily counts continue to surge

Of the 1,808 new cases recorded, 625 were unvaccinated people, 39 were partially vaccinated, 1,046 were fully vaccinated and for 98 people the vaccination status was unknown.

Ontario is reporting 1,808 new COVID cases on Wednesday, the highest one-day total since May as counts continue to rise. The provincial case total now stands at 636,920.

For comparison, last Wednesday saw 1,009 new cases and the previous Wednesday saw 780. Over the last three days, there were 1,429 new cases reported Tuesday, 1,536 on Monday and 1,476 on Sunday. Wednesday’s count is largest increase since May 21 when 1,890 new cases were recorded.

However, as infections surge, patients with COVID in ICUs (intensive care units) have remained relatively stable and are down from the previous day.

Of the 1,808 new cases recorded, the data showed 625 were unvaccinated people, 39 were partially vaccinated people, 1,046 were fully vaccinated people and for 98 people the vaccination status was unknown.

According to Wednesday’s report, 343 cases were recorded in Toronto, 149 in York Region, 134 in the Kingston-area, 132 in Peel Region, 117 in Ottawa, 114 in Simcoe Muskoka, and 112 in Halton Region. All other local public health units reported fewer than 100 new cases in the provincial report.

The death toll in the province has risen to 10,093 as nine more deaths were reported.

As of 8 p.m. on Tuesday, 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 90.3 per cent. There are 1,322,001 Ontarians who have received a booster shot.

For young children aged five to 11, first dose coverage stands at 32.3 per cent — 348,774 doses out of just over 1 million eligible children.