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Ontario reported 636 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, the first day with more than 600 since early October and nearly double the new case count from just a week ago.
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The province reported two more deaths, raising Ontario’s total number of COVID-related deaths to 9,898.
Unvaccinated people and those whose vaccination status is unknown accounted for 388 of the new cases, but another 248 — nearly 40 per cent — of the new infections were in fully vaccinated people.
More than 22.6 million vaccine doses have been administered in the province and 84.9 per cent of Ontarians are fully vaccinated while 88.4 per cent have at least one dose, Health Minister Christine Elliott tweeted Sunday morning.
There are 93 people in Ontario hospitals with COVID-19 and 126 people in intensive care with COVID-related illness, Elliott tweeted, noting that not all hospitals report on weekends. (The number of ICU patients exceeds the total number of COVID patients in hospital because some no longer test positive for the disease.)
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Sunday’s new case count is the highest in the province since Oct. 9. Last Sunday, Ontario’s new case count was just 340.
In health units in the capital region, the Eastern Ontario Health Unit reported six new cases; Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington jumped by 17; and Leeds, Grenville & Lanark added six. Renfrew County reported no new cases.
Meanwhile, bookings continued Sunday for booster shots for vulnerable residents, including those 70 and older, health-care workers and Indigenous people and any non-Indigenous members of their household. Also eligible are people who received two doses of the AstraZeneca or Janssen vaccines.
Although there were some complaints of glitches on the province’s vaccine booking portal, for the most part, the booking appeared to go smoothly. In a tweet, Ottawa Public Health said appointments were now available until Nov. 21, with additional slots opening up as more people become eligible.
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Nationally, there have been more than 1.7 million COVID-19 infections since the pandemic began and 29,132 deaths.
COVID-19 news in Ottawa
Ottawa Public Health reported 46 new cases and one new death Sunday, bringing the total death count to 605 since the pandemic began. There have been 31,092 confirmed cases in that time.
There are now 272 active cases in Ottawa and 17 people in hospital with an active infection, none in intensive care. A total 30,215 cases are considered resolved.
OPH reported two new outbreaks in schools or child-care facilities and one new community outbreak in a corporate office.
There are 10 ongoing outbreaks in schools or child-care facilities, six in health-care facilities and the one community outbreak.
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COVID-19 news In Quebec
Quebec reported 545 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing its total of confirmed cases to 429,864.
The province also announced three new deaths, raising the death toll to 11,518.
The number of hospitalizations in the province due to the virus now stands at 227 patients, a decrease of two. Of those patients, 50 are in intensive care — a decrease of one.
More than 6,200 vaccine doses were administered Saturday and a total of 13,314,639 have been given out.
-With files from the Montreal Gazette
COVID-19 BY THE NUMBERS
Ottawa
(Reported Sunday)
46: New cases
31,092: Total cases
1: New deaths
605: Total deaths
272: Active cases
17: In hospital
0: In ICU
21.5: Rolling seven-day average of cases per 100,000 people
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1.7: Per cent positivity in testing
1.17: Estimated seven-day reproduction rate, R(t). A number lower than one indicates the virus is receding.
Ontario
(Reported Sunday)
636: New confirmed cases (388 not fully vaccinated or status unknown)
603,231: Total cases
2: New deaths
9,898: Total deaths
93: Patients in hospital with COVID-related illness
*126: COVID patients in intensive care
*81: On ventilators
(*Note: Ontario Public Health statistics of ICU hospitalizations and ventilator cases contain some patients who no longer test positive for COVID-19 but who are being treated for conditions caused by the virus.)
8,809: Doses administered in previous 24 hours
22,606,903: Total doses administered
11,078,003: Number of Ontarians 12 and over fully vaccinated (85%)
30,145: Tests conducted in previous 24 hours
1.9: Per cent positivity
1.04: Estimated weekly reproductive number, R(t). A number lower than one indicates the virus is receding.
COVID-19: Ontario's daily case count surges to 636; Ottawa reports 46 new cases - Ottawa Citizen
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