Ontario reports 438 new cases of COVID-19, five new deaths – CTV

November 4, 2021

TORONTO — Ontario health officials are reporting 438 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.

Additionally, officials recorded five new deaths. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths in the province is now 9,891.

Today’s case count comes after officials logged 378 new cases on Wednesday, 331 new cases on Tuesday and 422 new cases on Monday.

Ontario’s rolling seven-day average now stands at 383, up from 366 at this point last week.

With 32,129 tests processed in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health says the positivity rate in the province stands at about 1.7 per cent.

Of the new infections reported Thursday, 279 cases involved people who are either unvaccinated, partially vaccinated or their vaccination status is unknown. The remaining 159 infections involved people who are fully vaccinated.

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