Public Health Ontario has reported 3,266 new cases of COVID-19 today.
The province reported 37 deaths in today's update. Of those, 20 were residents of long-term care homes. Ten of the deaths reported today were individuals between 60 and 79 years old, and 27 were over the age of 80.
Since yesterday,125 people have been hospitalized with COVID-19, and 11 COVID patients have been admitted to intensive care units.
Today's two updates provided by the province's public health agency today also reported the following:
- 3,005 new recoveries
- 1,463 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ontario, up from 1,347 reported yesterday. This is the highest number of patients reported hospitalized with COVID during the pandemic. In the first wave, hospitalizations peaked at 1,043.
- There are 362 COVID patients in intensive care units (up from 352 yesterday) and 246 COVID patients on ventilators (up from 245 yesterday).
- 26,064 current active cases in Ontario, which is up from 25,840 reported yesterday
- The province reported 51,045 tests processed yesterday resulting in a 8.5 per cent positivity rate. The province's goal is three per cent.
- There is a backlog of 55.484 tests awaiting processing.
- Of the 3,266 cases reported today, 1,092 are from Toronto, 523 are from Peel, 349 are from York Region, and 57 are from Simcoe-Muskoka.
- Based on case data reported today, the new cases include 461 people under 20, 1,239 people between 20 and 39 years old, 935 people between 40 and 59 years old, 447 people between 60 and 79 years old, and 189 people over the age of 80.
- There were 9,795 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 administered yesterday, which is up from 7,607 the day before. There have been 60,380 doses of the vaccines administered to date.
- There are 860 total vaccinations completed (both doses). The vaccine approved for use requires two doses given 21 days apart.
Public Health Ontario has confirmed 200,626 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and reported 169,795 recoveries and 4,767 deaths, of which 2,885 were individuals living in long-term care homes
The cumulative average incidence rate in the province is 1,349.7 cases per 100,000 people in Ontario. The weekly incidence rate in Ontario is 136.7 cases per 100,000 people from Dec. 27 to Jan. 2, which is up by 31.8 per cent compared to Dec. 21-27 when the average weekly incidence rate was 103.6 cases per 100,000 people.
- Algoma Public Health: 92 cases, rate of 80.4 per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 94 cases. There are 30 known active cases, including one person who is a non-Algoma resident temporarily in the region.
- North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit: 150 cases, rate of 115.6 per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 152 cases. There are 25 known active cases.
- Porcupine Health Unit: 133, rate of 159.4 per 100,000 people. The health unit has also reported 135 cases and one probable case. There are seven known active cases.
- Public Health Sudbury and Districts: 297 cases, rate of 149.2 per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 294 cases (it updates its cases online daily at 4 p.m.). There are 24 known active cases.
- Timiskaming Health Unit: 81 cases, rate of 247.8 per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 83 cases. There are 22 known active cases.
- Northwestern Health Unit: 181 cases, rate of 206.4 per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 178 cases and four probable cases. There are 19 known active cases.
- Thunder Bay District Health Unit: 614 cases, rate of 409.4 per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 621 cases. There are 48 known active cases.
The Ontario government has implemented a province-wide shutdown. Details on the shutdown are available on the province's website here.
