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Ontario's Covid single-day record surges to 3,519 cases, 89 deaths, Justin Trudeau to discuss vaccination rollout
Ontario/IBNS: Ontario is reporting a rapid surge of new single-day record of 3,519 COVID-19 cases and 89 deaths, which has pushed the seven-day average of new daily cases to a new high of 3,141, with a test positivity rate of 6.1 percent, Ontario's health officials said.
Of the total 891 new cases are present in Toronto, 568 in Peel, 457 in York Region, 208 in Windsor-Essex County, 175 in Waterloo, and 174 in Durham, Ontario's Health Minister Christine Elliott tweeted.
Meanwhile, the number of people in hospital with confirmed cases of COVID-19 and those being treated in intensive care also reached new highs and now sit at 1,472 and 363, respectively. Some 242 patients require the use of a ventilator, the province said.
With 89 deaths reported today pushed the official toll to 4,856, with nearly 76 per cent of all deaths in the province being residents in long-term care.
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and premiers would discuss vaccination rollout, but premiers, including Ontario’s Doug Ford, have said the real concern is over Ottawa’s ability to get vaccines to the provinces in the days and weeks ahead.
(Reporting by Asha Bajaj)
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