COVID-19: What you need to know for May 21 – TVO

May 21, 2021

The latest coronavirus updates from across the province

Per today’s government report, there are 1,890 new cases in Ontario, for a total of 518,980 since the pandemic began; 1,265 people are in hospital, 715 of them in intensive care, and 510 on ventilators. To date, 8,579 people have died.
According to data from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, there are 34 outbreaks in long-term-care facilities, 53 confirmed active cases of positive residents, and 101 confirmed active cases of positive staff. To date, there have been 3,768 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 158,524 new doses of COVID-19 vaccines, for a total of 7,735,148 since December 2020. 6,743,634 people have received only one dose, and 495,757 people have received both doses.473,759 people have received both doses.