593 New COVID-19 Cases in Ontario

Wednesday, 15 September 2021 10:58

By Linda Morgan

Another day with just under 600 new COVID-19 infections in Ontario.

Public health officials are reporting 593 new COVID-19 cases throughout the province today, along with five more deaths.

Due to a data clean-up, one death that occurred over a month ago has been added to today's count.

Health Minister Christine Elliott notes that 447 of today's new cases are in people who aren't double dosed or whose status isn't known.

The other 146 are in people with both shots.

There are 346 people hospitalized with the virus, and 311 aren't fully immunized or have an unknown status.

As well, 188 individuals are in the ICU due to COVID-19, and ten of them have both shots.

More information is available here.

More from Local News

Niagara Falls Needs Evacuee Help

Former CAO says it's not right that Niagara Falls is doing most of the work, adding evacuees may look homeless, but they're not
NRP Anticipating Another Budget Increase

The force expecting the budget to go up almost 15% for 2027
Police Find Missing Senior

Antoinette Fryns is safe now
Cyclist Killed in Niagara on the Lake

Police have charged a 22-year old man with impaired driving causing death
Province Investing Against Invasive Species

The $2-million will help the Niagara region
Niagara Driver Charged with Drug Impairment

OPP say this happened on Highway 17, when a car was seen weaving all over the road
Welland Man Arrested for Child Porn

Police say they noticed child sexual abuse material shared on a social media page early this month
28 More Doctors Hired in Niagara

The region and Niagara Health coordinating new partnership to find even more doctors