Ontario reports 793 new COVID cases Friday

Public Health Ontario reported 793 new COVID cases today.

The latest updates noted 567 recoveries and four new deaths. 

The Nov. 18 updates provided by the province's public health agency and the ministry of health also reported the following data:

• 5,094 active cases, up from 4,872 reported yesterday. 
• 269 people are hospitalized with COVID-19.
• There are 107 COVID-positive patients in the ICU plus another 21 patients no longer testing positive for COVID-19.
• There are 62 COVID-positive patients on ventilators and another 10 patients on ventilators no longer testing positive for COVID. 
• 11,187,346 Ontarians (about 75 per cent of the total population) have been fully vaccinated. 88 per cent of eligible Ontarians have at least one dose of vaccine.
• Included in the new cases reported today are 385 unvaccinated, 22 partially vaccinated, and 323 fully vaccinated people. 63 cases were reported with vaccination status unknown. 
• In the ICU, there are 55 unvaccinated, six partially vaccinated, and 12 fully vaccinated COVID patients. 
• Hospitalized COVID patients (not in the ICU) include 95 unvaccinated, 13 partially vaccinated, and 64 fully vaccinated individuals.
• The seven-day average incidence rate by vaccination status is 9.3 cases per 100,000 unvaccinated people, 4.8 cases per 100,000 partially vaccinated people, and 2.3 cases per 100,000 fully vaccinated people.
• The province reported 30,515 tests were processed yesterday, resulting in a 2.6 per cent positivity rate.
• Of the new cases reported today, 115 are from Toronto, 54 are from Peel, 71 are from Simcoe-Muskoka, and 60 are from York Region.
• Today's new cases include 194 individuals under 12 years old, 45 youth between 12 and 19 years old, 215 people between 20 and 39 years old, 198 people between 40 and 59 years old, 120 people between 60 and 79 years old, and 23 people over 79 years old.

Public Health Ontario has confirmed 610,222 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and reported 595,169 recoveries and 9,959 deaths.

Since the start of the pandemic, 31,025 people have been hospitalized with COVID and 6,098 of them were in intensive care units.

The cumulative average incidence rate in the province is 4,141.6 cases per 100,000 people in Ontario.

Ontario's average weekly incidence rate last week was 27.8 cases per 100,000 people, which is up by 12.6 per cent compared to the week of Nov. 3.

For more on the province's breakdown of vaccination status, click here.

Northern Ontario

In Northern Ontario, the breakdown of Public Health Ontario data is:

• Algoma Public Health: 789 cases, weekly rate of 123.9 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 791 cases.  There are 234 known active cases. Of the eligible population 12 years and older, 91 per cent of people have at least one dose of the vaccine and 87 per cent have both doses.
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit: 884 cases, weekly rate of 13.1 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 883 cases. There are 23 known active cases. Of the eligible population 12 years and older, 87 per cent of people have at least one dose of the vaccine and 84 per cent have both doses.
• Porcupine Health Unit: 2,263 cases, weekly rate of 23.5 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 2,265 cases. There are 18 known active cases. Of the eligible population 12 years and older, 91 per cent of people have at least one dose of the vaccine and 85 per cent have both doses.
• Public Health Sudbury and Districts: 3,376 cases, weekly rate of 103.8 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 3,422 cases. There are 235 known active cases. Of the eligible population 12 years and older, 91 per cent of people have at least one dose of the vaccine and 88 per cent have both doses.
• Timiskaming Health Unit: 282 cases, weekly rate of 44.3 cases per 100,000 people.  The health unit has reported 286 cases. There are 32 known active cases. Of the eligible population 12 years and older, 88 per cent of people have at least one dose of the vaccine and 85 per cent have both doses.
• Northwestern Health Unit: 1,205 cases, weekly rate of 2.5 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 1,204 cases. There is one known active case. Of the eligible population 12 years and older, 90 per cent of people have at least one dose of the vaccine and 85 per cent have both doses.
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit: 3,467 cases, weekly rate of 3.8 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 3,473 cases. There are 19 known active cases. Of the eligible population 12 years and older, 94 per cent of people have at least one dose of the vaccine and 90 per cent have both doses.

The data from Northern Ontario health units is based on what was available at 10:30 a.m. today.