Ontario reports under 600 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths – GLOBAL

November 24, 2021

Ontario is reporting 591 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, as the count drops below 600 for the first time in a week. The provincial case total now stands at 613,522.

For comparison, last Wednesday saw 512 new cases and the previous Wednesday saw 454. All three Wednesday’s saw similar testing volumes in the 30,000 range.

Of the 591 new cases recorded, the data showed 293 were unvaccinated people, 14 were partially vaccinated people, 237 were fully vaccinated people and for 47 people the vaccination status was unknown.

According to Wednesday’s report, 74 cases were recorded in Toronto, 63 in Windsor-Essex, 60 in Simcoe Muskoka, 48 in York Region, and 43 in Peel Region. All other local public health units reported fewer than 35 new cases in the provincial report.

The death toll in the province has risen to 9,981 as seven more deaths were reported.

Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/8398087/ontario-covid-cases-november-24-coronavirus/