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Ontario reports 2,421 new COVID cases, nearly double from a week ago
By Gabby Rodrigues Global News
Posted December 16, 2021 9:59 am
Updated December 16, 2021 10:35 am
Ontario is reporting 2,421 new COVID cases on Thursday, as positive infections continue to surge daily amid the highly contagious Omicron variant. The provincial case total now stands at 639,341.
For comparison, last Thursday saw 1,290 new cases and the previous Thursday saw 780...
...However, as infections surge, patients with COVID in ICUs (intensive care units) have remained relatively stable but are overall on a slow rise.
Of the 2,421 new cases recorded, the data showed 686 were unvaccinated people, 72 were partially vaccinated people, 1,530 were fully vaccinated people and for 133 people the vaccination status was unknown...
...Active cases in Ontario now stand at 14,065 — up from the previous day when it was at 12,666, and is up from Dec. 9 when it was at 8,661. At the peak of the second wave coronavirus surge in January, active cases hit just above 30,000. In the third wave in April, active cases topped 43,000.
The seven-day average has now reached 1,676, a months-long high since late May as Ontario emerged from a devastating third wave. This is up from the week prior when it was 1,055. A month ago, the seven-day average was around 600...
...Test positivity hit 7 per cent — the highest seen since mid-May. Last week, test positivity was at 3.5 per cent...
Ontario reports 2,421 new COVID cases, nearly double from a week ago
By Gabby Rodrigues Global News
Posted December 16, 2021 9:59 am
Updated December 16, 2021 10:35 am
Ontario is reporting 2,421 new COVID cases on Thursday, as positive infections continue to surge daily amid the highly contagious Omicron variant. The provincial case total now stands at 639,341.
For comparison, last Thursday saw 1,290 new cases and the previous Thursday saw 780...
...However, as infections surge, patients with COVID in ICUs (intensive care units) have remained relatively stable but are overall on a slow rise.
Of the 2,421 new cases recorded, the data showed 686 were unvaccinated people, 72 were partially vaccinated people, 1,530 were fully vaccinated people and for 133 people the vaccination status was unknown...
...Active cases in Ontario now stand at 14,065 — up from the previous day when it was at 12,666, and is up from Dec. 9 when it was at 8,661. At the peak of the second wave coronavirus surge in January, active cases hit just above 30,000. In the third wave in April, active cases topped 43,000.
The seven-day average has now reached 1,676, a months-long high since late May as Ontario emerged from a devastating third wave. This is up from the week prior when it was 1,055. A month ago, the seven-day average was around 600...
...Test positivity hit 7 per cent — the highest seen since mid-May. Last week, test positivity was at 3.5 per cent...
