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Ontario reports 153 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths

Ontario is reporting 153 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday and seven additional deaths.
The data is based on nearly 29,100 completed tests.
It is the sixth straight day the province has reported fewer than 200 new infections.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 28 new cases in Toronto, 23 in the Region of Waterloo, 20 in Grey Bruce, 19 in Peel Region, and 12 in Middlesex-London.
There are currently 180 patients in intensive care with COVID-related critical illness and 116 on ventilators.
Elliott says 179,197 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were administered Tuesday for a total of more than 17.4 million.
Of the province’s 626 long-term care homes, three are in an outbreak including St. Joseph’s Villa in Dundas. The facility currently has nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 involving four staff members, four residents, and one visitor.
Here are the COVID-19 numbers for our region:
Hamilton
- 21,413 total cases — up 4 from previous
- 20,449 resolved cases
- 94 active cases
- 400 deaths
- 24 in hospital
Niagara Region
Niagara Region has not yet updated data from July 13
- 16,288 total cases (July 13)
- 15,794 resolved cases (July 13)
- 79 active cases (July 13)
- 415 deaths (July 13)
- 4 in hospital (July 13)
Halton Region
Halton Region has not yet updated data from July 13
- 18,072 total cases (July 13)
- 17,798 resolved cases (July 13)
- 40 active cases (July 13)
- 234 deaths (July 13)
- 5 in hospital (July 13)
Brant
- 3,417 total cases — up 1 from previous
- 3,390 resolved cases
- 7 active cases
- 20 deaths
- 0 in hospital
Haldimand-Norfolk
Haldimand-Norfolk has not yet updated data from July 13
- 2,716 total cases (July 13)
- 2,655 resolved cases (July 13)
- 8 active cases (July 13)
- 47 deaths (July 13)