Ontario reports 2,998 COVID-19 cases, 100 deaths as over 76K tests processed

Ontario is reporting 2,998 cases of COVID-19 and 100 new deaths, but nearly half of those deaths are part of a data cleanup from the Middlesex-London public health unit.

Health officials say 46 deaths included in Friday’s numbers were previously unreported and occurred “earlier in the pandemic.”

The death toll is now 5,289 people with about 59 per cent of those deaths reported in residents of long-term care.

The results come as the province completed 76,472 tests.

Ontario is reporting 2,998 cases of #COVID19 and nearly 76,500 tests completed. Locally, there are 800 new cases in Toronto, 618 in Peel, 250 in York Region, 161 in Waterloo and 153 in Niagara.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) January 15, 2021

Here are the COVID-19 numbers for our region

Hamilton

• 7,595 total cases — up 136 from Thursday
• 6,489 resolved cases
• 972 active cases
• 213 deaths — up four from Thursday

Halton

• 7,370 total cases — up 86 from Thursday
• 6,697 resolved cases
• 536 active cases
• 137 deaths
• 34 in hospital

Niagara

• 6,262 total cases — up 152 from Thursday
• 4,493 resolved cases
• 1,556 active cases
• 213 deaths — up five from Thursday

Brant

• 1,239 total cases — up 23 from Thursday
• 1,075 resolved cases
• 158 active cases
• 6 deaths
• 2 in hospital
• 281 vaccines administered

Haldimand-Norfolk

• 1,166 total cases — up 15 from Thursday
• 962 resolved cases
• 162 active cases
• 37 deaths — up one from Thursday

The province gave 15,609 vaccine doses on Thursday, bringing the total number of doses administered to 174,630 as of 8 p.m. Thursday.

A total of 17,094 vaccinations have been completed.

There are 1,647 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the province, including 387 in intensive care. Of those, 280 are on ventilators.

Another 3,380 cases have been marked as resolved.