Ontario is reporting 740 new cases of COVID-19

Ontario is reporting 740 new cases of COVID-19 today and two deaths related to the virus.

Health Minister Christine Elliott says 551 cases are among those who are either unvaccinated or whose immunization status is unknown, while 189 new infections are in fully vaccinated people.

In Ontario, 20,709,011 vaccine doses have been administered. 82.8% of Ontarians 12+ have one dose and 76.0% have two doses.

214 people are hospitalized with #COVID19, and 158 people are in ICU due to COVID-19. Please note that not all hospitals report on weekends.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) August 29, 2021

The case numbers are down slightly from Saturday’s total of 835 new infections, the province’s highest daily count since June.

Ontario is expected to announce plans for a vaccine certificate system this week.