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Ontario reports 781 new COVID-19 cases today
Ontario is reporting 781 new cases of COVID-19 today.
The province recorded 17 new deaths but says 14 of them were from two months ago and part of a data cleanup.
The data is based on more than 30,063 tests completed on the previous day with an approximate positivity rate of three per cent.
The province says 485 of the positive cases are unvaccinated individuals, 83 are in partially vaccinated and 147 are fully vaccinated.
66 cases have unknown vaccination statuses.
There are currently 158 patients in intensive care with COVID-related critical illness and 87 on ventilators.
The province says 20,641,600 dose have been administered.
Among the eligible population, 75 per cent have two doses and 82 per cent has at least one.
Here are the COVID-19 numbers for our region:
Hamilton
- 22,819 total cases – up 79 from previous
- 21,340 resolved cases
- 495 active cases
- 404 deaths
- 56 in hospital
Niagara Region
- 16,621 total cases – up 17 from previous
- 16,057 resolved cases
- 144 active cases
- 420 deaths
Halton Region
Data is from Aug. 26 as an update is not yet available
- 18,640 total cases
- 18,272 resolved cases
- 131 active cases
- 237 deaths
Brant
- 3,578 total cases – up 2 from previous
- 3,514 resolved cases
- 42 active cases
- 22 deaths
- 16 in hospital
Haldimand-Norfolk
Data is from Aug. 24 as an update is not yet available
- 2,811 total cases
- 2,723 resolved cases
- 34 active cases
- 48 deaths
