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Ontario reports 159 new COVID-19 cases Friday, 10 more deaths
Ontario is reporting 159 new COVID-19 cases Friday as the province enters Step 3 of its reopening plan.
Officials say ten more people have died of COVID-19-related illnesses.
The data is based on more than 28,100 completed tests.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 34 new cases in Grey Bruce, 25 in the Region of Waterloo, 23 in Toronto, and 12 in Peel Region.
There are currently 158 patients in intensive care with COVID-related critical illness and 112 on ventilators.
Elliott says 168,616 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were administered Thursday for a total of more than 17.8 million.
Here are the COVID-19 numbers for our region:
Hamilton
- 21,431 total cases — up 9 from previous
- 20,466 resolved cases
- 85 active cases
- 400 deaths
- 21 in hospital
Niagara Region
Niagara Region has not yet updated data from July 15
- 16,297 total cases (July 15)
- 15,814 resolved cases (July 15)
- 66 active cases (July 15)
- 417 deaths (July 15)
- 4 in hospital (July 15)
Halton Region
Halton Region has not yet updated data from July 15
- 18,084 total cases (July 15)
- 17,808 resolved cases (July 15)
- 42 active cases (July 15)
- 234 deaths (July 15)
- 5 in hospital (July 15)
Brant
- 3,419 total cases — up 2 from previous
- 3,391 resolved cases
- 8 active cases
- 20 deaths
- 0 in hospital
Haldimand-Norfolk
- 2,719 total cases
- 2,657 resolved cases
- 8 active cases
- 48 deaths
