Public Health Ontario has reported 1,265 new cases of COVID-19 today.
Today's report includes 1,700 new recoveries, and 33 new deaths, eight were residents at long-term care homes.
The deaths reported today include one person between 20 and 39 years old, five people between 40 and 59 years old, 12 people between the ages of 60 and 79 years old, and 15 people over the age of 80.
The province has reported 62 new hospitalizations since yesterday, and 19 new admissions of COVID-19 patients to intensive care units.
The Feb. 8 update provided by the province's public health agency also reported the following data:
- 14,331 active cases, which is down from 14,799 yesterday
- 901 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ontario, down from 926 reported yesterday. Public Health Ontario noted more than 10 per cent of hospitals in Ontario do not report to the daily bed census on weekends, which could impact the hospitalization numbers.
- There are 335 COVID patients in intensive care units (even with yesterday) and 226 COVID patients on ventilators (down from 233 yesterday).
- The province reported 28,303 tests were processed yesterday resulting in a 4.4 per cent positivity rate.
- Another 10,693 tests are still under investigation and/or being processed. To date, 10 million tests have been completed.
- Of the 1,265 new cases reported today, 421 are from Toronto, 256 cases are from Peel, 130 are from York Region, and 43 are from Simcoe-Muskoka
- There are 223 active outbreaks at long-term care homes, 116 at retirement homes and 71 at hospitals.
- Of the cases reported today there are 188 people under 19 years old, 457 people between 20 and 39 years old, 348 people between 40 and 59 years old, 203 people between 60 and 79 years old, and 68 cases people over the age of 80.
Variant of concern
- The province has reported 219 lab-confirmed cases of the UK variant strain of COVID-19 (B.1.1.7).
- The province has reported one case of B.1.351 (also known as the South African variant).
- According to Public Health Ontario, there are delays between specimen collection and the testing required to confirm a variant of concern. As such, the reports can change and can differ from past case counts publicly reported.
Vaccine update for Feb. 8:
- There were 6,987 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 administered on Feb 7, up from 6,518 on Feb. 6.
- As of 8 p.m. on Feb. 7, the province reported 386,171 doses of vaccine against COVID-19 have been administered.
- In total, 106,163 people have been fully vaccinated, having received two doses of vaccine, which are to be given a few weeks apart.
Public Health Ontario has confirmed 279,472 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and reported 258,603 recoveries and 6,538 deaths, of which 3,740 were individuals living in long-term care homes.
The cumulative average incidence rate in the province is 1,880.1 cases per 100,000 people in Ontario.
The weekly incidence rate in Ontario is 70.9 cases per 100,000 people from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, which is a decrease of 19.7 per cent compared to Jan. 23 to Jan. 29 when the average weekly incidence rate was 88.3 cases per 100,000 people.
In Northern Ontario, the breakdown of Public Health Ontario data is:
- Algoma Public Health: 181 cases, rate of 158.2 per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 184 cases. There are 28 known active cases. The weekly incidence rate is 12.2 cases per 100,000.
- North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit: 196 cases, rate of 151.1 per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 210 cases. There are 19 known active cases. The weekly incidence rate is 4.6 cases per 100,000.
- Porcupine Health Unit: 294 cases, rate of 352.3 per 100,000 people. There are 53 known active cases. The weekly incidence rate is 31.2 cases per 100,000.
- Public Health Sudbury and Districts: 550 cases, rate of 276.3 per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 535 cases. There are 47 known active cases. The weekly incidence rate is 12.1 cases per 100,000. There are two confirmed variant of concern (VOC) cases, both are the UK (B.1.1.7) strain.
- Timiskaming Health Unit: 90 cases, rate of 275.3 per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 91 cases. There is one known active case. The weekly incidence rate is 6.1 cases per 100,000.
- Northwestern Health Unit: 278 cases, rate of 317.1 per 100,000 people. There are 10 known active cases. The weekly incidence rate is 9.1 cases per 100,000.
- Thunder Bay District Health Unit: 1,062 cases, rate of 708.2 per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 1,060 cases. There are 112 known active cases. The weekly incidence rate is 56 cases per 100,000.
The Ontario government has declared a state of emergency, the second since the start of the pandemic, and a stay-at-home order is in effect until at least Feb. 9, 2021. There are additional measures in place for the shutdown, all of which can be found in this provincial breakdown.
