Ontario Reports 1,453 New COVID Cases, 11 More Deaths | The Canadian News

Ontario reported 1,453 new COVID cases on Friday, the highest daily count since late May. The total number of provincial cases now stands at 629,064.

For comparison, last Friday he saw 1,031 new cases and the Friday before he saw 927. Over the past three days, 1,290 new cases were reported on Thursday, 1,009 on Wednesday and 928 in Durham.

However, as infections increase, COVID patients in ICUs (intensive care units) decrease from the previous day and have remained relatively stable.

Of the 1,453 new cases recorded, the data showed that 613 were unvaccinated, 26 were partially vaccinated, 718 were fully vaccinated, and the vaccination status of 96 people was unknown.

According to friday report195 cases were recorded in Toronto, 109 in Ottawa, 95 in the Kingston area, 91 in the York region, 89 in Windsor-Essex and in the Peel region, 73 in Simcoe Muskoka, and 68 in Halton. All other local public health units reported fewer than 65 new cases in the provincial report.

The death toll in the province has risen to 10,064, as 11 more deaths were reported.

Vaccinations, recoveries, tests, 7-day average in Ontario

As of 8 p.m. Thursday, there are more than 11.3 million people fully immunized with two doses, representing 87.5% of the population 12 years and older. The coverage of the first dose is 90.2%. There are 1,019,023 Ontarians who have received a booster shot.

For young children ages 5 to 11, the first dose coverage is 26.4% – 284,834 doses to just over 1 million eligible children.

Meanwhile, 609,806 Ontario residents were reported to have recovered from COVID-19, which is 97 percent of known cases. Resolved cases increased by 910 from the previous day.

Active cases in Ontario now stand at 9,193, up from the previous day when it was at 8,661, and has risen since Dec. 3 when it was at 7,217. 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 1,115, a month high since late May, when Ontario emerged from a devastating third wave. It’s higher than the week before when it was 866. A month ago, the seven-day average was around 500.

The government said 39,941 tests were processed in the previous 24 hours. Currently 25,644 tests are being investigated.

The positivity of the tests reached 4.4 percent, the highest since the end of May. Last week, the positivity of the test was 2.9 percent.

Ontario Hospitalizations

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Ontario reported 309 people in general hospital wards with COVID-19 (unchanged from the previous day) with 151 patients in intensive care units (four fewer) and 130 patients in intensive care units on a ventilator (five fewer).

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, 103 were not vaccinated, 11 were partially vaccinated, and 75 were fully vaccinated. For those in ICU, 69 were not vaccinated, 5 were partially vaccinated, and 29 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 is collected from both.

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

• 314,461 people are men, an increase of 735 cases.
• 312,377 people are women, an increase of 716 cases.
• 18,586 people are under the age of four, an increase of 62 cases.
• 37,028 people are between the ages of 5 and 11, an increase of 293 cases.
• 55,799 people are between the ages of 12 and 19, an increase of 152 cases.
• 234,263 people are between the ages of 20 and 39, an increase of 455 cases.
• 175,216 people are between 40 and 59 years old, an increase of 338 cases.
• 81,265 people are between 60 and 79 years old, an increase of 138 cases.
• 26,801 people are 80 years or older, an increase of 18 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: 108
• Deaths reported ages 40 to 59: 710
• Deaths reported ages 60 to 79: 3,318
• Deaths reported in 80 years or more: 5,921
• 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 906 of the 4,844 schools in Ontario with at least one case of COVID-19.

On Friday, Ontario reported 198 new COVID-19 cases in schools, with 174 among students, 17 among staff, and 7 unidentified individuals. Data was collected between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday afternoon, a 24-hour period.

There are 2,156 active infections among both students and staff, compared to 2,098 active cases reported the previous day.

Sixteen schools are 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, 3,828 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 eight current outbreaks in households, an increase of one from the previous day.

The ministry also indicated that there are currently 18 active cases among long-term care residents and 28 active cases among staff, an increase of two and unchanged, respectively, in the last day.