Public Health Ontario reported 660 new COVID cases today for Aug. 24.
The latest update noted 572 recoveries and the death of one person between 60 and 79 years old.
There have been 71 new hospitalizations since yesterday's report and 12 COVID patients have been admitted to intensive care.
The Aug. 25 update provided by the province's public health agency also reported the following data:
- Of the new cases reported today, 398 were unvaccinated people, 74 were partially vaccinated, 135 were fully vaccinated, and 53 are listed as vaccination status unknown.
- 5,140 active, lab-confirmed cases, up from 5,053 yesterday.
- 283 COVID-positive people are currently hospitalized in Ontario.
- Hospitalized cases (excluding ICU) include 135 unvaccinated people, 11 partially vaccinated, and 30 full vaccinated.
- There are 130 COVID-positive patients in intensive care, plus another 31 patients who no longer test positive for COVID-19.
- 73 COVID patients are on ventilators and another 19 patients on ventilators no longer test positive for COVID-19.
- ICU and ventilated cases include 78 unvaccinated people, nine partially vaccinated, and seven fully vaccinated.
- 9,819,677 Ontarians (about 66 per cent of total population) have been fully vaccinated and another 927,119 have a single dose of COVID vaccine.
- The province reported 26,406 tests were processed yesterday, resulting in a 2.4 per cent positivity rate. Provincial labs have processed 17 million tests to date.
- Of the new cases reported today 151 are from Toronto, 52 are from Peel, 24 are from Simcoe-Muskoka, and 93 are from York Region.
- Today's cases include 86 individuals under 12 years old, 81 youth between 12 and 19 years old, 278 people between 20 and 39 years old, 156 people between 40 and 59 years old, 52 people between 60 and 79 years old, and eight people over 79 years old.
Public Health Ontario has confirmed 561,297 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and reported 546,685 recoveries and 9,472 deaths.
The cumulative average incidence rate in the province is 3,809.5 cases per 100,000 people in Ontario.
Ontario's average weekly incidence rate last week was 28.1 cases per 100,000 people, which is up by 24.9 per cent from the week of Aug. 9.
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: 422 cases, weekly rate of 9.3 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 420 cases. There are 12 known active cases.
- North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit: 663 cases, weekly rate of 2.3 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 665 cases. There are four known active cases.
- Porcupine Health Unit: 2,159 cases, weekly rate of 7.1 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 2,160 cases. There are six known active cases.
- Public Health Sudbury and Districts: 2,243 cases, weekly rate of 14.6 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 2,257 cases. There are 40 known active cases.
- Timiskaming Health Unit: 209 cases, weekly rate of 0 cases per 100,000 people. There are no known active cases.
- Northwestern Health Unit: 1,117 cases, weekly rate of 3.7 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 1,114 cases. There are four known active cases.
- Thunder Bay District Health Unit: 3,354 cases, weekly rate of 3.8 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 3,356 cases. There are seven known active cases.
The data from Northern Ontario health units is based on what was available at 10:30 a.m. today.