Ontario reports 3,784 new COVID cases Monday

Public Health Ontario is reporting 3,784 new COVID cases today.

The latest updates also include 1,040 recoveries and zero deaths.

The Dec. 20 updates provided by the province's public health agency and the ministry of health also reported the following data:

• There are 23,591 active cases, up from 20,847 yesterday.
• 284 people are in hospital testing positive for COVID-19, but the number is incomplete as more than 10 per cent of Ontario hospitals do not report bed census data on weekends.
• Among the new cases were 746 unvaccinated people, 119 partially vaccinated, and 2,781 fully vaccinated people. 138 cases were reported with vaccination status unknown. 
• The seven-day average incidence rate by vaccination status is 24.3 cases per 100,000 unvaccinated people, 16.1 cases per 100,000 partially vaccinated people, and 17.2 cases per 100,000 fully vaccinated people.
• Vaccination status for hospitalized patients is not updated on Sunday or Monday.
• 164 people are in ICU due to COVID-19. Of those, 152 people are testing positive and 12 are testing negative. There are 109 people in an intensive care unit (ICU) due to COVID on a ventilator.
• 11.3 million people in Ontario (77 per cent of the population) are fully vaccinated, and five per cent of the province has one dose of COVID vaccine.
• 1.9 million people have received a booster (third dose) since August 2021.
• The province reported 44,123 tests were processed yesterday, resulting in a 9.7 per cent positivity rate.
• Today's new cases include 96 newborns to four-year-olds, 375 kids ages five to 11 years old, 381 youth between 12 and 19 years old, 1,633 people between 20 and 39 years old, 974 people between 40 and 59 years old, 279 people between 60 and 79 years old, and 42 people over 80 years old.

Public Health Ontario has confirmed 653,727 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and reported 620,023 recoveries and 10,113 deaths.

The cumulative average incidence rate in the province is 4,436.9 cases per 100,000 people in Ontario.

Ontario's average seven-day incidence rate from Dec. 10 to Dec. 16 was 96.9 cases per 100,000 people, which is up by 70.6 per cent compared to the seven-day period starting on Dec. 4.

For more on the province's breakdown of vaccination status, click here.

Northern Ontario

In Northern Ontario, the breakdown of Public Health Ontario data is:

• Algoma Public Health: 1,624 cases, weekly rate of 157 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 1,630 cases. There are 242 known active cases. Of the eligible population five years and older, 86 per cent of people have at least one dose of the vaccine and 80 per cent have both doses.
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit: 1,016 cases, weekly rate of 27.8 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 1,002 cases. There are 48 known active cases. Of the eligible population five years and older, 84 per cent of people have at least one dose of the vaccine and 79 per cent have both doses.
• Porcupine Health Unit: 2,366 cases, weekly rate of 45.9 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 2,368 cases. There are 85 known active cases. Of the eligible population five years and older, 85 per cent of people have at least one dose of the vaccine and 78 per cent have both doses.
• Public Health Sudbury and Districts: 4,518 cases, weekly rate of 112.5 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 4,523 cases. There are 304 known active cases. Of the eligible population five years and older, 86 per cent of people have at least one dose of the vaccine and 80 per cent have both doses.
• Timiskaming Health Unit: 492 cases, weekly rate of 144. 6 cases per 100,000 people.  The health unit has reported 486. There are 56 known active cases. Of the eligible population five years and older, 83 per cent of people have at least one dose of the vaccine and 77 per cent have both doses.
• Northwestern Health Unit: 1,377 cases, weekly rate of 107.2 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 1,340 cases. There are 81 known active cases. Of the eligible population five years and older, 92 per cent of people have at least one dose of the vaccine and 84 per cent have both doses.
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit: 3,823 cases, weekly rate of 30.4 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 3,805 cases. There are 57 known active cases. Of the eligible population five years and older, 87 per cent of people have at least one dose of the vaccine and 81 per cent have both doses.

The data from Northern Ontario health units is based on what was available at 10:30 a.m. today.