ontario reports 865 new covid cases
ontario’s test positivity rate is now at three per cent.
sep 2 2021
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by: aedan helmer
ontario is reporting 865 new laboratory-confirmed covid-19 cases thursday, with 173 of those cases in people who have been fully vaccinated, and 692 cases in people who are either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated.
there were 14 deaths reported in the province, though nine of those deaths occurred more than two months ago and were added thursday in a “data cleaning.”
there were 13 deaths reported wednesday, with six of those also occurring months ago and added as part of the data cleaning.
there are 320 patients in ontario hospitals, with 28 people who are fully vaccinated, and 292 who are unvaccinated our partially vaccinated. there are another 162 patients in intensive care, with 14 people who are fully vaccinated and 148 people who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated.
there are 39 new cases in ottawa, according to provincial data. ottawa public health reports updated data each afternoon.
there is a concerning spike in new cases in surrounding regions as well, with 24 new cases reported in the eastern ontario public health unit, which includes cornwall and alexandria. there were four new cases in that region a day ago.
there are six new cases in hastings, three in kingston and one in leeds, grenville and lanark.
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provincial hot spots remain toronto, with 175 cases, 104 in peel, 91 in york and 89 in hamilton. 104 in peel, 91 in york and 89 in hamilton.
ontario’s test positivity rate is now at three per cent.
there have now been 567,071 confirmed cases in ontario and 9,530 deaths. another 681 cases were resolved in the past 24 hours and 551,510 cases are now considered resolved.
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