Ontario reports 1,607 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday
Ontario reported another 1,607 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, as well as five additional deaths.
Here are some other key pandemic indicators and figures from the Ministry of Health's daily provincial update:
Tests completed: 42,205.
Provincewide test positivity rate: 4.6 per cent.
Active cases: 10,009.
Patients in ICU with COVID-related illnesses: 146; 94 needed a ventilator to breathe.
Deaths: Five, pushing the official toll to 10,070.
Vaccinations: 24,387,806 doses have been administered to date. Currently, 90.2 per cent of Ontarians aged 12 or older have received a first dose, while 87.5 per cent have received double doses.
Ontario: New daily cases of COVID-19