Ontario is reporting 3,813 new cases of COVID-19 today and 19 additional deaths associated with the virus. Leading the list – 973 new cases in Toronto, 669 in Peel Region and 442 in York Region. There are currently 1,524 patients in Ontario hospitals due to COVID-19. Of them, 585 are in intensive care and 384 are on ventilators. For the fourth straight day, more than 100-thousand doses of vaccine were administered Friday bringing the Ontario total to 3,044,949. Hospitals will also begin scaling back elective surgeries as of Monday as they try to keep pace with COVID-19-related demands.
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