COVID-19: What you need to know for May 27 – TVO

The latest coronavirus updates from across the province

Per today’s government report, there are 1,135 new cases in Ontario, for a total of 527,180 since the pandemic began; 1,072 people are in hospital, 650 of them in intensive care, and 452 on ventilators. To date, 8,697 people have died.
According to data from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, there are 37 outbreaks in long-term-care facilities, 61 confirmed active cases of positive residents, and 119 confirmed active cases of positive staff. To date, there have been 3,773 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 143,748 new doses of COVID-19 vaccines, for a total of 8,530,698 since December 2020. 7,340,990 people have received only one dose, and 594,854 people have received both doses.