Ontario reported 11 net new COVID-19 deaths and nearly 1,200 hospitalizations on Saturday.
The Ministry of Health says 1,188 people are currently hospitalized with the virus, up from 1,135 yesterday and from 855 a week ago.The province reported 11 more virus-related deaths today, with 10 occuring in the past month and one that happened more than a month ago. Two of the deaths were long-term care home residents.The province conducted more than 18,600 tests in the past 24 hours, producing a positivity rate of 18.4 per cent, up from 17.1 per cent a week ago, according to the ministry.
Another 3,797 lab-confirmed cases were reported today, however the daily case count continues to be a significant undercount due to limited testing. Among the latest cases, 2,286 of the individuals have received three doses, 937 have received two doses, 423 are not fully vaccinated and 151 have an unknown vaccination status.
To date, 90 per cent of Ontarians aged five years and older have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, 86 per cent have received two doses and 51 per cent have received three doses.The numbers used in this story are found in the Ontario Ministry of Health's COVID-19 Daily Epidemiologic Summary. The number of cases for any city or region may differ slightly from what is reported by the province, because local units report figures at different times.
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