Ontario reports 627 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death

Ontario is reporting 627 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, breaking a four-day trend that has seen the number of cases above 700. However, cases continue to increase on a weekly basis. The total number of provincial cases is now 612,318.

For comparison, last Monday saw 552 new cases and the previous Monday 480. All three Mondays had similar testing volumes in the 20,000 range.

Of the 627 new cases recorded, the data showed that 282 were unvaccinated, 23 were partially vaccinated, 286 were fully vaccinated, and 36 had unknown vaccination status. The number of cases among vaccinated people has surpassed the number of cases among unvaccinated people.

According to Monday’s report, 92 cases were recorded in Toronto, 53 cases in Peel Region and Simcoe Muskoka, 38 cases in the York region, 37 cases in Sudbury and 35 cases in Waterloo. All other local public health units reported fewer than 35 new cases in the province’s report.

The death toll in the province rose to 9,968 as one more death was reported.

Vaccinations, recovery, testing, 7 days average in Ontario

As of 8 p.m. Sunday, 6,488 vaccines (2,320 for the first and 4,168 for the second) had been administered on the last day.

More than 11.2 million people were fully immunized with two doses, representing 86% of the eligible population (12 years of age and older). The first dose coverage rate was 89%.

Meanwhile, 596,753 Ontario residents are reported to have recovered from COVID-19, representing about 97% of known cases. The cases resolved increased 494 cases compared to the previous day.

Active cases in Ontario now stand at 5,597 – up from the previous day at 5,465 and up from November 15 when it was at 4,985. At the height of the second coronavirus spike in January, active cases reached just above 30,000. In the third wave in April, active cases topped 43,000.

The seven-day average has now hit 656, up from last week when it was 573. A month ago, the seven-day average was around 400.

The government said 19,552 tests were processed in the previous 24 hours. There are 11,899 tests currently under investigation.

Test positivity reached 3.4%, the highest level seen since mid-September. Last week, test positivity was 2.2%.

Hospitalization in Ontario

Ontario reports 136 people in general hospital wards with COVID-19 (up 29 from the previous day) with 133 patients in the intensive care unit (down two) and 111 patients in the mechanical intensive care unit breathing (reduced by two).

During the third peak, the worst of the hospitalizations, the province had up to 900 patients in ICUs with COVID and nearly 2,400 patients in general hospitals.

Due to incomplete data from the weekend, the latest figures come from Saturday. For the ward general hospitals with COVID, 90 were unvaccinated, 12 were partially vaccinated, and 68 were fully vaccinated. As for those in ICUs, 59 were unvaccinated while 5 were partially vaccinated and 17 were fully vaccinated.

Provincial officials note that this new dataset with immunization status for hospital admissions will grow and improve over time as more information is gathered. There may also be differences due to how and when information is collected for both.

Below is a breakdown of total cases in Ontario by sex and age:

• Men are 306,108 people – an increase of 309 cases.
• 304,033 people are female – an increase of 315 cases.
• 17,729 people under 4 years old – an increase of 21 cases.
• 33,846 people from 5 to 11 people – an increase of 111 cases.
• 54,501 people from 12 to 19 people – an increase of 38 cases.
• 229,337 people from 20 to 39 people – an increase of 194 cases.
• 171,076 people from 40 to 59 – an increase of 165 cases.
• 79,219 people from 60 to 79 – an increase of 88 cases.
• 26,504 people aged 80 and over – an increase of 12 cases.
• The province notes that not all cases have reported age or sex.

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

• Deaths reported aged 19 and under: Seven
• Deaths reported between the ages of 20 and 39: 107
• Deaths reported between the ages of 40 and 59: 696
• Deaths reported between the ages of 60 and 79: 3,270
• Number of deaths reported aged 80 and over: 5,887
• The province notes that there may be delays in reporting deaths and data

More will come.

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