Ontario reports 715 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday
CBC News | Posted: September 19, 2021 2:28 PM | Last Updated: September 19, 2021
85% of Ontarians aged 12+ have now had at least 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
Ontario reported 715 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. Of those new cases, 540 have presented in people who have either not been fully vaccinated or whose vaccination status is not clear.
Here are some other key pandemic indicators and figures from the Ministry of Health's daily provincial update:
Tests completed: 29,906
Provincewide test positivity rate: 2.3 per cent
Active cases: 6,396
Patients in ICU with COVID-related illnesses: 182; 129 needed a ventilator to breathe
Deaths: Six, pushing the official toll to 9,653
Vaccinations: 21,387,650 doses have been administered to date. A full 85 per cent of Ontarians eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine have now received at least one dose, while almost 79 per cent have received two doses.