Ontario reports more than 400 COVID-19 cases, 7-day average falls
Posted October 29, 2021 10:18 am.
Last Updated October 29, 2021 2:54 pm.
Ontario is reporting 419 new COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths on Friday as the seven-day average of daily cases continues to decline.
Of the new infections, 279 are in individuals who are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status, 140 are in fully vaccinated individuals.
The rolling seven-day average falls to 355 cases, reaching the lowest point since Aug. 11. The average is down 51 cases from one week ago.
Ontario COVID-19 cases graph as of Oct. 29, 2021.
The province is reporting another 399 resolved cases
There were 29,592 tests completed in the last 24-hour period for a test positivity rate of 1.3 per cent.
There are 130 patients in the ICU, with 89 on ventilators. Among the ICU patients, 63 are unvaccinated and 14 have received both doses.
Graphic courtesy of @jkwan_md
The province administered another 21,170 vaccine doses in the last 24-hour period. There are now 88.1 per cent of Ontarians 12 and older who have received at least one dose, nearly 84.3 per cent are now fully vaccinated.
Ontario won’t be adding COVID-19 vaccinations to the list of immunizations for students to attend school, but Dr. Kieran Moore says he’ll be exercising caution when it comes to lifting public health measures in schools.
Moore said the government is working with boards and public health units to compile the vaccination status of students to enable better contact tracing and outbreak management.
The Ford government announced Thursday that all publicly funded schools in Ontario will receive take-home COVID-19 tests beginning in mid-November.
Students who come down with COVID-19 symptoms, or have been in close contact with a confirmed case, will be able to pick up a PCR test at their school.
