Ontario Reports 715 New COVID-19 Cases, 6 Deaths | The Canadian News

Ontario reported 715 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the provincial total to 579,584.

Of the 715 new cases registered, the data showed that 440 were unvaccinated, 44 were partially vaccinated, 175 were fully vaccinated, and for 56 people the vaccination status was unknown.

According to sunday report, 139 cases were recorded in Toronto, 59 in the Peel region, 68 in the York region, 56 in Ottawa and 68 in Hamilton.

All other local public health units reported fewer than 50 new cases in the provincial report.

The provincial death toll now stands at 9,653, as the province reported six new deaths. However, the health ministry said one of those deaths occurred more than a month ago.

in the meantime, 563,535 Ontario residents were reported to have recovered from COVID-19, an increase of 708 from the previous day.

Active cases in Ontario now number 6,396. The positivity of the test for Sunday was 2.3 percent.

More than 29,906 additional tests were completed, while 12,330 remain under investigation.

Ontario reported 245 people in general hospital wards with COVID-19 (a decrease of 84) with 182 patients in intensive care units (a decrease of three) and 161 ICU patients on a ventilator (a decrease of two).

As of 8 p.m. Saturday, 21,387,650 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Ontario, representing an increase of 29,975. Of these, 11,100 were first doses and 18,875 were second doses.

In Ontario, 85 percent of people over the age of 12 have received at least one dose of vaccine and nearly 78.9 percent are fully vaccinated.

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