On Monday and Tuesday, health officials in Ontario are reporting 848 new infections of COVID-19. Of the cases reported, 458 were logged on Monday, and 390 were logged on Tuesday. Currently, there are 155 patients in hospitals and 149 of them are being treated for COVID-19 in intensive care units.
The seven-day rolling average dropped to 524 today as it was 576 at this point last week. The Ministry of Health says the positivity rate is at 1.9 per cent as it processed almost 40,000 tests in the last 48-hour period. According to officials, case counts are not reported on statutory holidays. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Ontario has recorded 592,714 infections of COVID-19
The province released its vaccine passport on September 22, making non-essential service available to those who are fully vaccinated. There were 221 new cases in Toronto, 125 cases in Peel Region, 129 cases in York Region, and 86 in Hamilton. Windsor-Essex logged 76 new cases, Ottawa reported108, and 117 cases were reported in schools on Tuesday
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