Ontario reports 179 new cases of COVID-19, 8 new deaths Saturday
Posted July 10, 2021 10:22 am.
Last Updated July 10, 2021 4:01 pm.
Ontario reported 179 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, a slight decrease from the 183 cases recorded the day before.
“Locally, there are 32 new cases in the Region of Waterloo, 27 in Grey Bruce, 23 in Toronto, 21 in Peel Region and 16 in Hamilton,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said in a tweet Saturday morning.
An additional eight COVID-19 related fatalities were also reported, bring the province’s coronavirus death toll to 9,245 people.
Around 23,700 coronavirus tests have been completed in this reporting period, the province said.
The total number of cases since the pandemic began now stands at 546,983, with 536,028 cases now considered resolved.
Elliott added that 207,507 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered yesterday, with 16,827,434 doses given in total.
The latest figures come a day after Ontario announced it would enter Stage 3 of reopening ahead of schedule due to the high vaccination rate and low COVID-19 case counts.
The province will allow indoor concert venues, cinemas and theatres to open with 50 per cent capacity or a maximum of 1,000 people starting on Friday.
Museums, galleries, zoos and other cultural sites will also be allowed to reopen, with 50 per cent capacity indoors and 75 per cent outdoors.
