COVID-19 cases in the area to 13,430.The agency also reported that another 60 people have been cleared of the virus, raising the total number of resolved cases in the area to 12,485.
COVID-19 vaccine tracker — How many Canadians are vaccinated? No new COVID-19-related deaths were reported in the area, leaving the death toll at 247.The number of active cases has rocketed up to 679 from the 608 reported a day earlier.In addition, there are also 43 people in area hospitals as a result of COVID-19, including 21 who are in intensive care.Area hospitals did not say how many of those were from out of region as they will now be providing the numbers in a weekly update on Thursdays.Six new COVID-19 outbreaks were announced Tuesday, including three.