Ontario is reporting largest single-day COVID-19 case increase

Ontario is reporting 5,790 new COVID-19 cases and seven new deaths Tuesday.

It is the highest single-day case count ever reported.

Health Minister Christine Elliot says 440 people are in hospital with COVID-19. 304 are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status and 136 are fully vaccinated. 

In Ontario, 26,113,307 vaccine doses have been administered, with over 253,000 doses administered yesterday.

90.6% of Ontarians 12+ have one dose and 87.9% have two doses.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) December 23, 2021

169 patients in intensive care due to COVID-19. 106 of those people are on ventilators.

The province says 90.6 per cent of residents aged 12 and older have at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and 87.9 per cent have received both shots.

Here are the COVID-19 numbers for our region:

Hamilton

• 27,782 total cases
• 25,291 resolved cases
• 1,014 active cases
• 425 deaths
• 52 in hospital

Niagara Region

Data last updated for Niagara Region on Dec. 22

• 20,068 total cases
• 18,736 resolved cases
• 886 active cases
• 446 deaths

Halton Region

Data last updated for Halton Region on Dec. 22

• 22,807 total cases
• 21,118 resolved cases
• 1443 active cases
• 246 deaths
• 6 in hospital

Brant

• 4,671 total cases
• 4,465 resolved cases
• 174 active cases
• 32 deaths
• 8 in hospital