Ontario reports more than 400 new COVID-19 cases
Posted October 21, 2021 10:08 am.
Last Updated October 21, 2021 6:43 pm.
Ontario is reporting 413 new COVID-19 cases and four additional deaths on Thursday.
The province has now reported fewer than 500 new cases for 11 straight days.
Of the new infections, 226 are in individuals who are unvaccinated, 15 are in individuals who are partially vaccinated, and 32 are in those with unknown vaccination status. There are 140 new cases among those who are fully vaccinated.
The rolling seven-day average drops slightly to 406 cases, reaching the lowest point since Aug. 13. The average is down 70 cases from one week ago.
The province is reporting another 488 resolved cases, dropping the active case count to 3,356, the lowest it has been since Aug. 13.
There are now 161 in ICU patients with COVID-19 complications across the province and 107 are breathing on ventilators. Of the ICU patients, 141 of them are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status.
There were 31,889 tests completed in the last 24-hour period for a test positivity rate of 1.6 per cent, up from 1.3 per cent a day ago and up slightly from 1.5 per cent one week ago.
The province administered another 22,689 vaccine doses in the last 24-hour period. There are now 87.7 per cent of Ontarians 12 and older who have received at least one dose, 83.5 per cent are now fully vaccinated.
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The launch of the new provincial vaccine certificate app this week comes amidst speculation that Ontario will announce a plan Friday for moving beyond the province’s current reopening framework, including ending capacity limits in venues such as restaurants and gyms where proof of vaccination is required.
A government source told CityNews the change in capacity would not be immediate at the time of the announcement.
