Health officials in Ontario are reporting a record-breaking 10,436 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.
The seven-day average for the number of news cases reported in the province stands at 9,183. This time last week, that number was 3,520 and two weeks ago it was 1,514.
Wednesday’s report comes after the province logged 8,825 cases on Tuesday, 9,418 cases on Monday, 9,826 cases on Sunday, and a then record 10,412 cases on Saturday.
Health experts have said that Ontario’s high case counts in recent days are likely an underestimate given the scarcity of PCR tests.
Three more deaths related to COVID-19 were reported in the last 24 hours, pushing Ontario’s COVID-19 death toll to 10,171.
The province has seen 725,841 lab-confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, including deaths and recoveries.
Of the cases logged today, most were found in fully vaccinated individuals at 8,221 while 1,514 were found in unvaccinated individuals. At least 425 cases were logged in those who are partially vaccinated and 276 were in those with an unknown vaccination status.
Right now, there are 726 people in hospital with COVID-19 -- up 235 patients over yesterday -- including 186 patients who are fully vaccinated, 150 who are unvaccinated and nine who are partially vaccinated. The vaccination status of the remaining patients is unknown.
In the ICU, there are 190 patients, including 70 who are unvaccinated, 35 are fully vaccinated, and two are partially vaccinated. No vaccination information was provided for the remaining patients.
While hospitalizations in Ontario related to COVID-19 have increased recently as Omicron continues to spread across the province, admissions to the ICU have remained relatively flat.
This is a breaking news story. More to come.
Backstory:
The numbers used in this story are found in the Ontario Ministry of Health's COVID-19 Daily Epidemiologic Summary. The number of cases for any city or region may differ slightly from what is reported by the province, because local units report figures at different times.
Health experts have said the number of COVID-19 infections identified in fully vaccinated individuals will naturally increase as more people get both of their shots.
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