Ontario reports less than 400 COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths

Ontario reported 373 COVID-19 circumstances on Saturday, bringing the whole variety of circumstances within the province to 597,145.

Well being Minister Christine Elliott stated of the brand new circumstances, 264 contain people who find themselves not totally vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination standing, whereas 109 are totally vaccinated people.

For comparability, final Saturday 486 circumstances have been reported, which means the seven-day common dropped.

Six further deaths have been additionally introduced on Oct. 23, bringing the provincial virus-related demise toll to 9,845.

A complete of 583,931 coronavirus circumstances are thought-about resolved, which is up by 419.

Greater than 27,300 further exams have been accomplished. Ontario has now administered a complete of 18,751,965 exams and 13,410 stay beneath investigation.

The province indicated that the positivity fee for the final day was 1.5 per cent, which up barely from Friday’s report, when it was 1.4 per cent, and down from final Saturday’s report, when it was 1.7 per cent.

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Provincial figures confirmed there are 136 individuals in intensive care attributable to COVID-19 (down by 13), 96 of whom are on a ventilator (up by two).

Elliott stated of these in intensive care, 120 sufferers will not be totally vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination standing, whereas 16 are totally vaccinated.

As of 8 p.m. Friday, 22,365,905 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered in Ontario, marking a rise of 27,243. Of the newest photographs administered, 9,041 have been first doses and 18,202 have been second doses.

In Ontario, 87.8 per cent of individuals aged 12-plus have acquired no less than one vaccine dose and greater than 83.7 per cent are totally vaccinated.

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