Ontario Reports 1,429 New COVID Cases as Test Positivity Reaches Highest in 7 Months | The Canadian News

Ontario reported 1,429 new COVID cases on Tuesday, as the case count continues to rise over the past week and test positivity has reached a seven-month high. The total number of provincial cases now stands at 635,112.

For comparison, last Tuesday it saw 928 new cases and the previous Tuesday 687. During the last three days, 1,536 new cases were reported on Monday, 1,476 on Sunday and 1,607 on Saturday.

However, as infections increase, COVID patients in ICUs (intensive care units) have remained relatively stable, but are generally increasing slowly.

Of the 1,429 new cases registered, the data showed that 493 were unvaccinated, 33 were partially vaccinated, 809 were fully vaccinated, and the vaccination status of 94 people was unknown.

According to Tuesday report, 239 cases were recorded in Toronto, 128 in the York region, 120 in Ottawa, 103 in the Peel region, 85 in the Kingston area and 84 in Middlesex-London. All other local public health units reported fewer than 80 new cases in the provincial report.

Deaths, vaccinations, recoveries, tests, 7-day average in Ontario

The death toll in the province has risen to 10,084, as five more deaths were reported.

As of 8 pm Monday, there are more than 11.3 million people fully immunized with two doses, representing 87.6% of the population 12 years and older. The coverage of the first dose is 90.3%. There are 1,213,727 Ontarians who have received a booster shot.

For young children ages five to 11, the first dose coverage is 31.5% – 339,296 doses to just over 1 million eligible children.

Meanwhile, 612,996 Ontario residents were reported to have recovered from COVID-19, which is 97 percent of known cases. The solved cases increased by 930 compared to the previous day.

Active cases in Ontario now stand at 12,032, an increase from the previous day when it was at 11,538, and has risen since Dec. 7 when it was at 8,479. At the peak of the second wave coronavirus surge in January, active cases reached just over 30,000. In the third wave in April, active cases exceeded 43,000.

The seven-day average has reached 1,400, a month high since late May, when Ontario emerged from a devastating third wave. It’s higher than the week before when it was 975. A month ago, the seven-day average was around 600.

The government said 33,400 tests were processed in the previous 24 hours. 22,855 tests are currently being investigated.

The positivity of the tests reached 6.6 percent, the highest since mid-May. Last week, the positivity of the test was 3.8 percent.

Ontario Hospitalizations

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Ontario reported 385 people in general hospital wards with COVID-19 (132 more than the day before) with 162 patients in intensive care units (one more) and 143 patients in intensive care units on a ventilator (no change).

Ontario health officials have recently said that intensive care occupancy can affect 250 to 300 patients before the health care system is affected and requires the reduction of some non-urgent surgeries and procedures.

At the peak of the third wave, which was the worst wave of hospitalizations, the province saw up to 900 ICU patients with COVID and almost 2,400 in general hospital wards.

For those in general hospital wards with COVID, 130 were not vaccinated, 12 were partially vaccinated, and 85 were fully vaccinated. For those in ICU, 71 were not vaccinated, while 6 were partially vaccinated and 31 were fully vaccinated.

Provincial officials noted this new dataset with vaccination status for hospitalizations it will grow and improve over time as more information is collected. There may also be a discrepancy due to how and when information from both is collected.

Here is a breakdown of the total cases in Ontario by gender and age:

• 317,465 people are men, an increase of 725 cases.
• 315,375 people are women, an increase of 683 cases.
• 18,851 people are under the age of four, an increase of 58 cases.
• 38,136 people are between the ages of 5 and 11, an increase of 271 cases.
• 56,390 people are between 12 and 19 years old, an increase of 126 cases.
• 236,189 people are between the ages of 20 and 39, an increase of 445 cases.
• 176,683 people are between 40 and 59 years old, an increase of 367 cases.
• 81,863 people are between 60 and 79 years old, an increase of 140 cases.
• 26,888 people are 80 years or older, an increase of 22 cases.
• The province notes that not all cases have a reported age or sex.

Here’s a breakdown of total COVID-19-related deaths by age:

• Deaths reported in children under 19 years: seven
• Deaths reported in ages 20 to 39: 111
• Deaths reported ages 40 to 59: 711
• Deaths reported ages 60 to 79: 3326
• Deaths reported in 80 years or more: 5,928
• The province indicates that there may be a delay in the notification of deaths and data

Cases Among Ontario School Staff and Students

Meanwhile, government figures show There are currently 1,019 of the 4,844 schools in Ontario with at least one case of COVID-19.

On Tuesday, Ontario reported 550 new cases of COVID-19 in schools, with 473 among students, 61 among staff and 16 unidentified individuals. Data was collected between Friday afternoon and Monday afternoon, a period of three days.

There are 2,464 active infections among both students and staff, compared to 2,244 active cases reported Monday.

There are also 28 schools closed as a result of positive cases.

Cases, Deaths, and Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Homes in Ontario

According to the Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care, 3,829 deaths have been reported among residents and patients in long-term care homes in Ontario, which has not changed from the day before. Thirteen virus-related deaths in total have been reported among staff.

There are 11 current outbreaks in households, one more than the day before.

The ministry also noted that there are currently 23 active cases among long-term care residents and 37 active cases among staff: an increase of five and an increase of nine, respectively, in the last day.