Over twelve persons has been reported dead as covid19 cases arises to 346 on Saturday in Ontario.
Following the information gathered, Saturday cases turned to be the highest recorded cases in the past few days, as province is reporting an additional 13 deaths.
According to the information obtained from the Health Minister, Christine Elliott, new cases count includes;
Toronto...................64 cases
Waterloo region.......39 cases
Peel region................34 cases
Grey Bruce.................32 cases
Porcupine Health Unit region... 24 cases
The minister further explained that Ontario's network of labs completed more than 25,600 tests in the last 24 hours.
As of 8 p.m. on Friday, a cumulative total of 13,824,469 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.
This total includes 256,260 doses administered on Friday, which is a new single day record for vaccinations in Ontario, Elliott said.
In a tweet on Saturday, Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases specialist at Toronto General Hospital, said the vaccination effort is "impressive."
The new deaths take the province's death toll to 9,114 since the start of the pandemic.
Meanwhile, there are currently 227 people receiving treatment in Ontario hospitals due to the virus.
A total of 286 patients are in intensive care units. Of this number, 183 are breathing with the help of ventilators.
A record number of people are expected to be vaccinated in Toronto this weekend.
Vaccination clinics, which continue to be held across the city, will be bolstered by a mass immunization clinic at Scotiabank Arena as part of Toronto Vaccine Day on Sunday.
The city and Toronto Vaccine Day clinic partners, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment and Scotiabank, have teamed up with Michael Garron Hospital and University Health Network to hold the "Our Winning Shot" clinic that will provide vaccines to 25,000 people.
The city said in a news release on Saturday that Toronto continues to see strong demand for second doses as eligibility expands, and residents are urged to get their second dose as soon as possible to ensure they are fully vaccinated.
Even though the Scotiabank Arena clinic is fully booked, there may be appointments available because there could be cancellations, the city added Anyone looking for an appointment is asked to check the provincials vaccine booking system.
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