COVID-19: What you need to know for May 17 – TVO

May 17, 2021

The latest coronavirus updates from across the province

  • Per today’s government report, there are 2,170 new cases in Ontario, for a total of  511,486 since the pandemic began; 1,320 people are in hospital, 779 of them in intensive care, and 536 on ventilators. To date, 8,489 people have died.
  • According to data from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, there are 34 outbreaks in long-term-care facilities, 47 confirmed active cases of positive residents, and 110 confirmed active cases of positive staff. To date, there have been 3,765 confirmed resident deaths and 13 confirmed staff deaths.
  • Per the government’s report on Ontario’s vaccination program, as of 8 p.m. yesterday, Ontario has administered 112,330 new doses of COVID-19 vaccines, for a total of 7,177,145 since December 2020. 6,311,625 people have received only one dose, and 432,760 people have received both doses.

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