Ontario reports 639 new COVID cases Monday - TimminsToday

Public Health Ontario reported 639 new COVID cases today (Aug. 20). 

The latest update noted 502 recoveries and zero deaths.

The Aug. 23 update provided by the province's public health agency also reported the following data:

• Included in the new cases reported today were 411 unvaccinated individuals, 65 partially vaccinated, 124 fully vaccinated, and 39 people whose vaccination status is unknown. 
• 5,126 active, lab-confirmed cases, up from 4,989 yesterday.
• 204 COVID-positive people are currently hospitalized in Ontario.*
• Among the patients hospitalized (excluding ICU) 103 are unvaccinated, nine are partially vaccinated, and 23 are fully vaccinated.
• There are 121 COVID-positive patients in intensive care, plus another 30 patients who no longer test positive for COVID-19. 
• 64 COVID patients are on ventilators and another 18 patients on ventilators no longer test positive for COVID-19.
• Of the patients in intensive care, 67 are unvaccinated, nine are partially vaccinated, and seven are fully vaccinated
• 9,770,389 Ontarians (about 66 per cent of total population) have been fully vaccinated and another 948,786 have a single dose of COVID vaccine.
• The province reported 19,866 tests were processed yesterday, resulting in a 2.8 per cent positivity rate. Provincial labs have processed 17 million tests to date.
• Of the new cases reported today 124 are from Toronto, 97 from Peel, 19 from Simcoe-Muskoka, seven from Grey-Bruce, and 91 are from York Region.
• Today's cases include 107 individuals under 12 years old, 63 youth between 12 and 19 years old, 301 people between 20 and 39 years old, 149 people between 40 and 59 years old, 46 people between 60 and 79 years old, and eight people over 79 years old.

*On the weekend, not all hospitals report their bed census data, so hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and vaccination status, so hospitalization numbers are subject to change, and vaccination status for hospitalized cases is not updated on Sunday or Monday.

Public Health Ontario has confirmed 560,151 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and reported 545,572 recoveries and 9,453 deaths.

The cumulative average incidence rate in the province is 3,801.8 cases per 100,000 people in Ontario.

Ontario's average weekly incidence rate is 25.8 cases per 100,000 people, which is up by 26.5 per cent from the week of Aug. 7.

For more on the province's breakdown of vaccination status, click here.

Northern Ontario

In Northern Ontario, the breakdown of Public Health Ontario data is:

• Algoma Public Health: 420 cases, weekly rate of 6.8 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 418 cases. There are 10 known active cases.
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit: 662 cases, weekly rate of 0 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 664 cases. There are three known active cases.
• Porcupine Health Unit: 2,158 cases, weekly rate of 4.7 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 2,160 cases. There are four known active cases.
• Public Health Sudbury and Districts: 2,226 cases, weekly rate of 11.7 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 2,238 cases. There are 29 known active cases. 
• Timiskaming Health Unit: 209 cases, weekly rate of 0 cases per 100,000 people. There are no known active cases.
• Northwestern Health Unit: 1,114 cases, weekly rate of 6.2 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 1,113 cases. There are eight known active cases.
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit: 3,355 cases, weekly rate of 3.2 cases per 100,000 people. There are six known active cases. 

The data from Northern Ontario health units is based on what was available at 10:30 a.m. today.

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