Ontario reports 2,655 COVID-19 cases, 89 deaths

Ontario reported 2,655 cases of COVID-19 and 89 deaths on Wednesday.

The number of resolved cases outpaced new ones with the province marking 3,714 cases as resolved.

Ontario is reporting 2,655 cases of #COVID19 and over 54,300 tests completed. Locally, there are 925 new cases in Toronto, 473 in Peel, 226 in York Region, 179 in Windsor-Essex County and 129 in Niagara.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) January 20, 2021

There were 54,307 tests completed. The reported positivity rate, which takes into account the date tests were performed, is 4.9 per cent.

Here are the COVID-19 numbers for our region

Hamilton

• 8,356 total cases — up 66 from Tuesday
• 7,136 resolved cases
• 783 active cases
• 227 deaths — up three from Tuesday
• 113 in hospital

Halton

• 7,693 total cases — up 54 from Tuesday
• 7,104 resolved cases
• 443 active cases
• 146 deaths
• 35 in hospital

Niagara

• 6,884 total cases — up 89 from Tuesday
• 4,976 resolved cases
• 1,669 active cases
• 239 deaths — up 16 from Tuesday
• 2,441 vaccinations administered
• 74 in hospital

Brant

• 1,271 total cases — up three from Tuesday
• 1,194 resolved cases
• 71 active cases
• 6 deaths
• 5 in hospital
• 2,067 vaccinations administered

Haldimand-Norfolk

• 1,263 total cases — up 26 from Tuesday
• 1,037 resolved cases
• 183 active cases
• 38 deaths

Six Nations

• 133 total cases
• 123 resolved cases
• 9 active cases
• 1 death

The death toll is now 5,568 people with nearly 59 per cent of those deaths reported in residents of long-term care.

There are 1,598 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ontario, including 395 in ICU. There are 296 patients on ventilators.

There were 13,784 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Ontario on Tuesday.

A total of 237,918 doses have been given as of 8 p.m. Tuesday.