Ontario reports 3,480 COVID-19 cases and 24 deaths

Ontario reported 3,480 cases of COVID-19 and 24 deaths on Wednesday.

The reported positivity rate is 7.2 per cent, while the province completed 50,194 tests in the last day.

Ontario is reporting 3,480 cases of #COVID19 and nearly 50,200 tests completed. Locally, there are 961 new cases in Toronto, 589 in Peel, 341 in Niagara and 290 in York Region.

As of 8:00 p.m. yesterday, 4,907,203 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) April 28, 2021

The Ministry of Health says the case counts for some health units, including Hamilton and Niagara, may be higher because of data catch-up process in the system.

Halton

• 14,779 total cases — up 135 from Tuesday
• 13,680 resolved cases
• 888 active cases
• 65 in hospital
• 211 deaths  — up one from Tuesday

Niagara

• 13,551 total cases — up 145 from Tuesday
• 10,307 resolved cases
• 2,853 active cases
• 85 in hospital
• 391 deaths   — up one from Tuesday

Brant

• 2,645 total cases — up 16 from Tuesday
• 2,385 resolved cases
• 243 active cases
• 17 deaths
• 16 in hospital

Haldimand-Norfolk

• 2,231 total cases — up 19 from Tuesday
• 1,899 resolved cases
• 286 active cases
• 41 deaths

There were 116,173 vaccine doses administered on Tuesday. In total, over 4.9 million doses have been administered across the province.

There are 365,166 people in Ontario who have received both required shots and are vaccinated against COVID-19.