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Ontario reports 183 new cases of COVID-19, 9 more deaths
Ontario is reporting 183 new cases of COVID-19 and nine additional deaths on Friday.
The data is based on more than 26,100 completed tests.
The test positivity rate is 0.7 per cent — the lowest test positivity rate since Sept. 6, 2020.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 50 new cases in the Region of Waterloo, 24 in Peel Region, 24 in Grey Bruce, 22 in Toronto, and 10 in Halton Region.
The Ministry of Health says 202 people are in intensive care because of COVID-19 and 112 are on a ventilator.
Elliott says as of 8 p.m. Thursday, 16.6 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered, including 224,864 doses administered yesterday.
Here are the COVID-19 numbers for our region:
Hamilton
- 21,372 total cases — up 9 from previous
- 20,410 resolved cases
- 93 active cases
- 400 deaths
- 24 in hospital
Niagara Region
- 16,269 total cases — up 3 from previous
- 15,765 resolved cases
- 89 active cases
- 415 deaths
- 8 in hospital
Halton Region
Halton Region has not yet updated data from July 8
- 18,049 total cases — up 11 from previous (July 8)
- 17,751 resolved cases (July 8)
- 67 active cases (July 8)
- 231 deaths (July 8)
- 7 in hospital (July 8)
Brant
- 3,409 total cases
- 3,382 resolved cases
- 7 active cases
- 20 deaths
- 1 in hospital
Haldimand-Norfolk
- 2,714 total cases — no change from previous
- 2,651 resolved cases
- 10 active cases
- 47 deaths
