Ontario reports 678 new COVID cases Thursday

Public Health Ontario reported 678 new COVID cases today for Aug. 25. 

The latest update noted 513 recoveries and zero deaths.

Since yesterday's report, there have been 32 new hospitalizations, and four COVID-19 patients have been admitted to intensive care.

The Aug. 26 update provided by the province's public health agency also reported the following data:

• Of the new cases reported today, 395 were unvaccinated people, 82 were partially vaccinated, 141 were fully vaccinated, and 60 are listed as vaccination status unknown.
• 5,305 active, lab-confirmed cases, up from 5,140 yesterday.
• 302 COVID-positive people are currently hospitalized in Ontario.
• Hospitalized cases (excluding ICU) include 137 unvaccinated people, 14 partially vaccinated, and 31 full vaccinated.
• There are 134 COVID-positive patients in intensive care, plus another 31 patients who no longer test positive for COVID-19. 
• 71 COVID patients are on ventilators and another 18 patients on ventilators no longer test positive for COVID-19.
• ICU and ventilated cases include 89 unvaccinated people, nine partially vaccinated, and ten fully vaccinated.
• 9,844,659 Ontarians (about 66 per cent of the total population) have been fully vaccinated and another 916,087 have a single dose of COVID vaccine.
• The province reported 27,815 tests were processed yesterday, resulting in a 2.8 per cent positivity rate. Provincial labs have processed 17.1 million tests to date.
• Of the new cases reported today 144 are from Toronto, 102 are from Peel, 19 are from Simcoe-Muskoka, and 97 are from York Region.
• Today's cases include 84 individuals under 12 years old, 91 youth between 12 and 19 years old, 298 people between 20 and 39 years old, 143 people between 40 and 59 years old, 49 people between 60 and 79 years old, and 11 people over 79 years old.

Public Health Ontario has confirmed 561,975 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and reported 547,198 recoveries and 9,472 deaths.

The cumulative average incidence rate in the province is 3,814.1 cases per 100,000 people in Ontario.

Ontario's average weekly incidence rate last week was 28.3 cases per 100,000 people, which is up by 23 per cent from the week of Aug. 10.

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: 425 cases, weekly rate of 9.3 cases per 100,000 people. There are 16 known active cases.
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit: 667 cases, weekly rate of 2.3 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 668 cases. There are seven known active cases.
• Porcupine Health Unit: 2,160 cases, weekly rate of 7.1 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 2,161 cases. There are seven known active cases.
• Public Health Sudbury and Districts: 2,249 cases, weekly rate of 14.1 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 2,265 cases. There are 44 known active cases. 
• Timiskaming Health Unit: 209 cases, weekly rate of 0 cases per 100,000 people. There are no known active cases.
• Northwestern Health Unit: 1,119 cases, weekly rate of 4.9 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 1,117 cases. There are five known active cases.
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit: 3,355 cases, weekly rate of 3.8 cases per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 3,357 cases. There are five known active cases. 

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