TORONTO – Less than 400 new cases of Covid-19 and 1 death: these are the data recorded today in Ontario, quite reassuring given that the reported infections are 370, down from 373 on Saturday and 443 a week ago. 

The seven-day moving average of new cases then dropped to 379, a sharp drop from last Sunday when it was 465. With 25,328 tests processed in the past 24 hours, Ontario reports a positivity rate of 1.2%. down from 1.4% seven days ago. 

Of the new cases confirmed today in Ontario, 123 (33%) involve fully vaccinated people.

Territorially, 47 of the new infections were reported in Toronto, 42 in the Peel region and 31 in the York region. 137 patients receiving intensive care care, down from 164 a week ago. There are now 3,258 known and active Covid-19 infections in the province, down sharply from 3,898 last Sunday.

On the immunization front, about 87.9 percent of Ontarians aged 12 and over received one dose of the vaccine and 83.8 percent received two.

In Quebec, 429 new cases and 2 deaths were recorded today, compared to 451 infections and 4 deaths on Saturday. The data in Sunday’s update is based on the analysis of 28,093 tests, for a positive rate of 1.3%. Overall hospitalizations fell again, with 250 people hospitalized, five fewer than on Saturday. Of these, 65 are in intensive care, a decrease of three.

Of Quebecers aged 12 and over, 86 percent are fully vaccinated and 90 percent have received at least one dose. 266 of today’s 429 infections and 10 of 17 new hospitalizations concern people who were not vaccinated or with a single dose.

Meanwhile, the emergency in Alberta continues which on Thursday (latest data available) reported 770 new cases and 8 deaths. 11,800 tests carried out, with a positive rate of 6.5%. 912 patients in hospital being treated for the disease, of which 201 in intensive care. Alberta continues to lead the country in active cases by a large margin: there are currently 10,434 active (known) cases in Alberta.

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