Ontario is tallying up another 3,216 positive COVID-19 tests.
That’s around 350 more than yesterday’s update, but is nearly 500 less than last Sunday’s count.
Another 47 people passed away from the virus.
Ontario has now administered 6.1-million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, after more than 100,000 people got their shot on Saturday.
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The left 78 cases active Sunday, unchanged from the day before.
NWHU medical officer of health Dr. Kit Young Hoon recently repeated warnings to respect public health restrictions, saying the growing number of variant cases elevated the risk of spread.
As of Friday, 56 cases of variants of concern had been identified across the NWHU.
Hospitalizations have remained low in recent weeks, with three NWHU residents in hospital with the virus as of Sunday, unchanged from the day before. The health unit last reported a COVID-related death on April 9, its seventh.
Of the 78 cases active in the NWHU, 38 were in the Sioux Lookout health hub, 22 in the Kenora hub, 11 in the Fort Frances Hub, 4 in the Emo hub, 2 in the Rainy River hub, and 1 in the Dryden hub.