Ontario reports 441 new cases of COVID-19 while the positivity of the test exceeds 3% | The Canadian News

Ontario reported 441 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, a lower count than the previous day but much higher than the last two Tuesdays. The total number of provincial cases now stands at 604,152.

For comparison, this past Tuesday saw 331 new cases and the previous Tuesday 269. All three Tuesdays saw comparable test volumes in the 20,000 range.

Of the 441 new cases registered, the data showed that 225 were unvaccinated, 19 were partially vaccinated, 173 were fully vaccinated, and vaccination status was unknown for 24 people.

According to Tuesday report, 61 cases were recorded in Sudbury, 55 in Toronto, 37 in Simcoe Muskoka, 34 in Hamilton, 30 in the York region and 20 in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph. All other local public health units reported fewer than 20 new cases in the provincial report.

The death toll in the province has risen to 9,903, as three more deaths were recorded.

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

At 8pm on Monday, 13,049 vaccines (4,674 for a first injection and 8,375 for a second injection) were administered on the last day.

There are more than 11 million people fully immunized with two doses, representing 85.1% of the eligible population (12 years and over). The coverage of the first dose is 88.5%.

Meanwhile, 590,227 Ontario residents were reported to have recovered from COVID-19, which is about 98 percent of known cases. Solved cases increased by 456 compared to the previous day.

Active cases in Ontario now stand at 4,022, down from the previous day when it was at 4,040, but has risen since Nov. 2 when it was at 3,100. 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 now reached 492, which is up from the previous week when it was 371. A month ago, the seven-day average was around 550.

The government said 19,368 tests were processed in the previous 24 hours. 14,750 tests are currently being investigated.

The positivity of the test reached 3.1 percent, the highest in nearly two months. Last week, the positivity of the test was 1.5 percent.

Ontario Hospitalizations

Ontario reported 244 people in general hospital wards with COVID-19 (an increase of 139 from the previous day) with 134 patients in intensive care units (an increase of seven) and 115 patients in intensive care units with a fan (an increase of eight).

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, 81 were not vaccinated, 9 were partially vaccinated, and 69 were fully vaccinated. For those in ICU, 54 were not vaccinated, while three were partially vaccinated and 20 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.

Worrisome variants in Ontario

Officials have listed disaggregated data for the new VOCs (variants of interest) detected so far in the province, consisting of:

Alpha: 146,513 variant cases, which has not changed from the previous day. This strain dominated the third wave of Ontario.

Delta: 21,894 variant cases, an increase of 185 from the previous day. This strain dominates the fourth wave of Ontario.

Beta: 1,503 variant cases, unchanged from the previous day.

Gamma: 5,231 variant cases, which has not changed from the previous day.

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

• 302,024 people are men, an increase of 227 cases.
• 299,966 people are women, an increase of 212 cases.
• 17,357 people are less than four years old, an increase of 19 cases.
• 32,455 people are between the ages of 5 and 11, an increase of 71 cases.
• 53,877 people are between 12 and 19 years old, an increase of 30 cases.
• 226,975 people are between the ages of 20 and 39, an increase of 140 cases.
• 168,979 people are between 40 and 59 years old, an increase of 95 cases.
• 78,151 people are between 60 and 79 years old, an increase of 61 cases.
• 26,252 people are 80 years or older, an increase of 25 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: six
• Deaths reported in ages 20 to 39: 104
• Deaths reported in ages 40 to 59: 691 (+1)
• Deaths reported in ages 60 to 79: 3,243 (+2)
• Deaths reported in 80 years or more: 5,858
• The province indicates that there may be a delay in the notification of deaths and data

Cases Among Ontario School Staff and Students

In the meantime, government figures show There are currently 482 of the 4,844 schools in Ontario with at least one case of COVID-19.

On Tuesday, Ontario reported 181 new cases of COVID-19 in schools, with 159 among students, 17 among staff and five unidentified individuals. Data was collected between Friday afternoon and Monday afternoon, a period of three days.

There are 961 active infections among students and staff, compared to 91 active cases reported on Friday.

Three schools are closed as a result of positive cases.

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

According to the Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care, 3,824 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 2 current outbreaks in households, which has not changed from the previous day.

The ministry also indicated that there are currently no active cases among long-term care residents and 5 active cases among staff: a decrease of two and a decrease of four, respectively, in the last day.

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