Ontario reports record 3,519 new COVID cases today

The province has also reported 89 deaths and 144 new hospitalizations today

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Public Health Ontario has reported a record 3,566 new cases of COVID-19 today, the highest number of new cases reported in a single day to date.

The last case record was set Jan. 2 with 3,363 new cases reported.

The province reported 89 deaths in today's update. Of those, 43 were residents of long-term care homes. Four of the deaths reported today were individuals between 40 and 59 years old, 24 were individuals between 60 and 79 years old, and 61 were over the age of 80.

Since yesterday,144 people have been hospitalized with COVID-19, and 22 COVID patients have been admitted to intensive care units.

Today's two updates provided by the province's public health agency today also reported the following:

2,776 new recoveries
1,472 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ontario, up from 1,463 reported yesterday. This is the highest number of patients reported hospitalized with COVID during the pandemic. In the first wave, hospitalizations peaked at 1,043.
There are 363 COVID patients in intensive care units (up from 361 yesterday) and 242 COVID patients on ventilators (down from 246 yesterday).
26,718 current active cases in Ontario, which is up from 26,064 reported yesterday
The province reported 65,772 tests processed yesterday resulting in a 6.1 per cent positivity rate. The province's goal is three per cent.
There is a backlog of 66,970 tests awaiting processing.
Of the 3,519 cases reported today, 891 are from Toronto, 568 are from Peel, 457 are from York Region, and 78 are from Simcoe-Muskoka.
Based on case data reported today, the new cases include 448 people under 20, 1,289 people between 20 and 39 years old, 1,051 people between 40 and 59 years old, 514 people between 60 and 79 years old, and 208 people over the age of 80.
There were 10,350 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 administered on Jan. 5. The province hasn't yet provided the number of vaccinations given for Jan. 6. There have been 60,380 doses of the vaccines administered to date.
There are 860 total vaccinations completed (both doses). The vaccine approved for use requires two doses given 21 days apart.

Public Health Ontario has confirmed 204,145 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and reported 172,571 recoveries and 4,856 deaths, of which 2,928 were individuals living in long-term care homes

The cumulative average incidence rate in the province is 1,373.4 cases per 100,000 people in Ontario. The weekly incidence rate in Ontario is 144.3 cases per 100,000 people from Dec. 28 to Jan. 3, which is up by 34.2 per cent compared to Dec. 22-28 when the average weekly incidence rate was 107.5 cases per 100,000 people.

Algoma Public Health: 104 cases, rate of 90.9 per 100,000 people. There are 39 known active cases, including one person who is a non-Algoma resident temporarily in the region.
North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit: 160 cases, rate of 123.3 per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 161 cases. There are 31 known active cases.
Porcupine Health Unit: 135, rate of 161.8 per 100,000 people. There are six known active cases.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts: 306 cases, rate of 153.8 per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 304 cases. There are 32 known active cases.
Timiskaming Health Unit: 82 cases, rate of 250.8 per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 84 cases. There are 14 known active cases.
Northwestern Health Unit: 196 cases, rate of 223.6 per 100,000 people. There are 31 known active cases.
Thunder Bay District Health Unit: 621 cases, rate of 414.1 per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 630 cases. There are 54 known active cases.