Covid outbreak among vaccinated people in Canada Health officials in Ontario are reporting a record-breaking 10436 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday (https://bit.ly/3zg3DIu). The seven-day average for the number of news cases reported in the province stands at 9,183. This time last week, that number was 3520 and two weeks ago it was 1514. Wednesday’s report comes after the province logged 8825 cases on Tuesday, 9418 cases on Monday, 9826 cases on Sunday, and a then record 10412 cases on Saturday. Health experts have said that Ontario’s high case counts in recent days are likely an underestimate given the scarcity of PCR tests. With 59259 tests processed on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said that Ontario's positivty rate is currently 26,9% - the highest it's ever been. Three more deaths related to COVID-19 were reported in the last 24 hours, pushing Ontario’s COVID-19 death toll to 10171. The province has seen 725841 lab-confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, including deaths and recoveries. Of the cases logged today, most were found in fully vaccinated individuals at 8221 while 1514 were found in unvaccinated individuals. At least 425 cases were logged in those who are partially vaccinated and 276 were in those with an unknown vaccination status. Right now, there are 726 people in hospital with COVID-19 - up 235 patients over yesterday - including 186 patients who are fully vaccinated, 150 who are unvaccinated and nine who are partially vaccinated. The vaccination status of the remaining patients is unknown. In the ICU, there are 190 patients, including 70 who are unvaccinated, 35 are fully vaccinated, and two are partially vaccinated. No vaccination information was provided for the remaining patients. WHERE ARE THE NEW COVID-19 CASES? Most of the cases logged Wednesday were found in Toronto (2715), York Region (1252), Peel Region (1066), and Ottawa (644), according to the province. Other areas that reported high case numbers today include Hamilton (539), Durham Region (524), Halton Region (437), and Waterloo (422). UPDATE ON COVID-19 VACCINATIONS Throughout Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign, 26815586 doses have been administered. That’s resulted in 90,7% of Ontarians over the age of 12 having one dose and 88,1% having two. Over 176000 doses were administered on Tuesday alone.