Toronto Public Health reporting more than 98 per cent of hospitalized COVID-19 patients not fully vaccinated

Toronto Public Health is reporting that, since May 1, 98.7 per cent of hospitalized COVID-19 cases with known vaccination status were not fully vaccinated. Fully vaccinated people have greater protection against COVID-19 than unvaccinated people, including against the Delta variant.

Today, Mayor John Tory and Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa visited a youth-focused pop-up clinic at Albion Mall in Etobicoke. Mayor Tory and Dr. de Villa urged everyone who is not yet fully vaccinated – particularly youth heading back to school in-person this fall – to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

Toronto Public Health is reporting 371 new cases of COVID-19 in Toronto since August 13 – a daily average of 124 new cases. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 172,243 cases of COVID-19. There are 17 people hospitalized. To date, there have been 3,616 COVID-19 deaths in Toronto. In total, 167,445 people have recovered. COVID-19 case status data can be found on Toronto Public Health’s reporting dashboard: www.toronto.ca/home/covid-19/covid-19-latest-city-of-toronto-news/covid-19-status-of-cases-in-toronto/.

Starting this Friday, Toronto Public Health will be updating information on the total vaccine doses delivered in Toronto on Tuesdays and Fridays by 9:30 a.m.: www.toronto.ca/home/covid-19/covid-19-latest-city-of-toronto-news/covid-19-pandemic-data/covid-19-vaccine-data/.

Currently in Toronto, 74.3 per cent of people age 12 and older are now fully vaccinated, having received both vital doses of COVID-19 vaccine. All people age 12 and older needing a first or second dose of COVID-19 vaccine should get vaccinated immediately and join the 81.7 per cent of eligible Torontonians who have initiated vaccination.

City-run immunization clinics continue to vaccinate people who walk in without an appointment from noon to 7 p.m. daily. Information on the many ways to get vaccinated immediately is on the City’s COVID-19: How to Get Vaccinated webpage: www.toronto.ca/home/covid-19/covid-19-protect-yourself-others/covid-19-vaccines/covid-19-how-to-get-vaccinated/.

While vaccination progress continues, all people in the city are urged to continue to follow public health measures, including staying home when sick, practising physical distancing and wearing a mask when physical distancing is not possible. Residents who exhibit any COVID-19 symptoms or have been in close contact with someone who has had COVID-19 should get tested as soon as possible. Information on how to get tested is on the City’s COVID-19 Testing webpage: https://www.toronto.ca/home/covid-19/covid-19-what-you-should-do/covid-19-have-symptoms-or-been-exposed/covid-19-assessment-centres/.

SOURCE: City of Toronto