More Than 8,500 New COVID-19 Cases in Ontario

Monday, 17 January 2022 11:15

By Linda Morgan

The province is reporting 578 ICU patients

There are over 8,500 new COVID 19 cases today.

Officials report 8521 new infections and 22 new deaths, one of which occurred over a month ago and was added to today's count.

There were 37,059 tests completed yesterday.

Currently, there are 3,887 patients hospitalized with the virus, including 578 in ICUs.

Throughout Ontario, over 29.5 million vaccinations have been administered.

About 91.4 percent of Ontarians 12 and older have one dose and 88.7 percent have two.

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