thursday’s total included 130 new cases in peel, 114 in toronto, and 61 in waterloo. in every other health unit region, fewer than 40 cases were reported.
ottawa’s case count rose by 25, according to public health ontario reporting, while three new cases were logged in
leeds, grenville & lanark, two
in eastern ontario, and one in renfrew county and district. no new cases were added to kingston’s total.
eleven deaths in people who tested positive for covid-19 were reported thursday, while the number of people in icu because of the disease dropped by 16 in the last day, to 450.
there have now been more than 10.6 million vaccine doses administered in ontario, while nearly 1.4 people are fully vaccinated.
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so far, the delta variant doesn’t appear to have a foothold in ottawa, medical officer of health dr. vera etches confirmed thursday. it’s the alpha variant (formerly known as the u.k, variant) that’s dominated here, while the few delta cases identified in ottawa were in travellers, and appear to have been contained.
however, etches said delta is expected to take over, based on what’s been seen in the greater toronto area.
“we’re a connected province, patterns of growth in one area can lead to growth in other areas,” she said. important to remember, however, is that the basics still work for variants – vaccination, two metres of distance, masks.