Public Health Ontario has reported 3,056 new cases of COVID-19 today, which is 58 more than the previous day. (Jan. 15).
The province is also reporting 51 deaths over the past 24 hours. Included in the 51 deaths were 27 individuals living in long-term care homes.
In Sudbury, the latest numbers as of 4 p.m. on Jan. 15 confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 in the region. Public Health Sudbury and Districts updates their numbers daily at 4 p.m. Check back with Sudbury.com for an update.
The Jan. 16 provincial update provided by the province’s public health agency also reported the following data:
3,312 new recoveries
1,632 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ontario, down from 1,647 reported yesterday.
There are 379 COVID patients in intensive care units (down from 387 yesterday) and 281 COVID patients on ventilators (one more than yesterday).
28,825 current active cases in Ontario, which is down from 28,825 reported yesterday
The province reported 73,875 tests processed yesterday resulting in a 4.6 per cent positivity rate. The province’s goal is three per cent.
There is a backlog of 50,387 tests. To date, 8,865,263 tests have been completed.
Of the 3,056 cases reported today, 903 are from Toronto, 639 are from Peel, 283 are from York Region, 162 are from Durham Region and 152 are from Ottawa.
There are 246 ongoing, active outbreaks at long-term care homes in the province.
There were 14,460 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 administered on Jan. 15, down from 15,609 on Jan. 143.
As of 8 p.m. on Jan. 15, the province reports 189,090 doses of vaccine against COVID-19 have been administered.
There are 19,333 total vaccinations completed (both doses). The vaccines approved for use requires two doses a few weeks apart.
Public Health Ontario has confirmed 234,364 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and reported 200,406 recoveries and 5,340 deaths, of which 3,162 were individuals living in long-term care homes
The cumulative average incidence rate in the province is 1,556.1 cases per 100,000 people in Ontario. The weekly incidence rate in Ontario is 162.2 cases per 100,000 people from Jan. 5 to Jan. 11, which is an increase of 9.2 per cent compared to Dec. 30 to Jan. 5 when the average weekly incidence rate was 148.5 cases per 100,000 people.
