Ontario reports under 200 new COVID-19 cases for 1st time since mid-September - Global News

Ontario is reporting 184 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, marking the first time the case count is below 200 in nearly 10 months.

The provincial case total now stands at 544,897 as the province, with the exception of Waterloo Region, enters Step 2 in the reopening plan.

The last time daily cases dipped below 200 was on Sept. 10 when 170 new cases were reported.

According to Wednesday’s report, 46 cases were recorded in Waterloo Region, 19 in Grey Bruce, 17 each in both Toronto and Hamilton and 16 in Peel Region.

All other local public health units reported fewer than 15 new cases in the provincial report.

The death toll in the province has risen to 9,168 as 14 more deaths were recorded.

Read more: Haircuts, small indoor gatherings now allowed as Ontario enters Step 2 of COVID-19 reopening plan

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As of 8 p.m. on Tuesday, more than 14.4 million total COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered. That marked another new record increase of 268,397 vaccines (23,696 for a first shot and 244,701 for a second shot) in the last day.

There are more than 4.8 million people fully immunized with two doses which is 39.2 per cent of the adult (18+) population. First dose adult coverage stands at 77.7 per cent.

Meanwhile, 533,472 Ontario residents were reported to have recovered from COVID-19, which is about 98 per cent of known cases. Resolved cases increased by 322 from the previous day.

There were more resolved cases than new cases on Wednesday.

Active cases in Ontario now stand at 2,257 — down from the previous day when it was at 2,409, and is down from June 23 when it was at 3,032. At the peak of the second wave coronavirus surge in January, active cases hit just above 30,000. In the third wave in April, active cases topped 43,000.

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The seven-day average has now reached 268, which is down from yesterday’s at 278, and is down from last week at 316. A month ago, the seven-day average was around 1,100.

The government said 27,258 tests were processed in the last 24 hours. There is currently a backlog of 11,704 tests awaiting results. A total of 15,949,282 tests have been completed since the start of the pandemic.

Test positivity for Wednesday hit 1 per cent, the last time it was that low was on Sept. 25 when it was also at 1 per cent. Last week, test positivity was at 1.2 per cent.

Ontario reported 251 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 (down by six from the previous day) with 271 patients in intensive care units (down by five) and 181 patients in ICUs on a ventilator (down by four). Hospitalizations have been on the decline since the third wave peak in April.

Variants of concern in Ontario

Officials have listed breakdown data for the new VOCs (variants of concern) detected so far in the province which consist of the B.1.1.7 (now named by WHO as “Alpha” and was first detected in the United Kingdom), B.1.351 (now named by WHO as “Beta” and was first detected in South Africa), P.1 (now named by WHO as “Gamma” and was first detected in Brazil), and B.1.617.2 (now named by WHO as “Delta” and was first detected in India).

“Alpha” the B.1.1.7 VOC: 143,444 variant cases, which is up by 63 since the previous day,

“Beta” the B.1.351 VOC: 1,365 variant cases, which is up by 50 since the previous day.

“Gamma” the P.1 VOC: 4,544 variant cases which is up by 105 since the previous day.

“Delta” B.1.617.2 VOC: 1,909  variant cases which is up by 205 since the previous day.

NOTE: It takes several days for positive COVID-19 tests to be re-examined for the exact variant. Therefore, there may be more variant cases than overall cases in daily reporting.

Read more: COVID-19: Ontario easing restrictions in long-term care homes

Here is a breakdown of the total cases in Ontario by gender and age:

• 271,474 people are male — an increase of 86 cases.
• 269,629 people are female — an increase of 89 cases.
• 87,702 people are 19 and under — an increase of 49 cases.
• 204,089 people are 20 to 39 — an increase of 55 cases.
• 155,540 people are 40 to 59 — an increase of 50 cases.
• 72,402 people are 60 to 79 — an increase of 23 cases.
• 25,065 people are 80 and over — an increase of eight cases.
• The province notes that not all cases have a reported age or gender.

Here is a breakdown of the total deaths related to COVID-19 by age:

• Deaths reported in ages 19 and under: 4
• Deaths reported in ages 20 to 39: 82
• Deaths reported in ages 40 to 59: 573 (+4)
• Deaths reported in ages 60 to 79: 2,916 (+8)
• Deaths reported in ages 80 and older: 5,592 (+2)
• The province notes there may be a reporting delay for deaths and data corrections or updates can result in death records being removed.

Cases, deaths and outbreaks in Ontario long-term care homes

According to the Ministry of Long-Term Care, there have been 3,782 deaths reported among residents and patients in long-term care homes across Ontario which is unchanged since yesterday. Thirteen virus-related deaths in total have been reported among staff.

There are 3 current outbreaks in homes, which is a decrease of two from the previous day.

The ministry also indicated there are currently nine active cases among long-term care residents four active cases among staff — up by one and down by one, respectively, in the last day.

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Oil Prices Spike On Large Crude Inventory Draw - OilPrice.com

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By Irina Slav - Jun 30, 2021, 9:40 AM CDT

Crude oil prices jumped higher today after the Energy Information Administration reported an inventory decline of 6.7 million barrels for the week to June 25.

This compares with a draw of 7.6 million barrels the EIA estimated for the previous week.

A day earlier, the American Petroleum Institute had reported a crude oil inventory draw of over 8 million barrels for last week, the sixth consecutive week of inventory draws.

Analysts had expected the EIA to report an inventory draw of 4.686 million barrels for the week to June 25.

In gasoline, the EIA reported an inventory build of 1.5 million barrels for last week, which compared with a decline of 2.9 million barrels for the previous week. Gasoline production averaged 9.6 million bpd last week, compared with 10.3 million bpd for the previous week.

In middle distillates, the authority estimated an inventory draw of 900,000 barrels for the week to June 25, which compared with a build of 1.8 million barrels for the previous week. Production of middle distillates averaged 5 million bpd last week. This compared with 5.1 million bpd for the previous two weeks.

Oil prices, meanwhile, are gaining but more slowly as the market anticipates the outcome of this week’s meeting of OPEC+, scheduled for tomorrow. Concern about the spread of the latest coronavirus variant is also dampening optimism but not enough to arrest oil’s rally.

The overwhelming sentiment continues bullish both among forecasters and traders, with the former expecting an oil deficit this year as demand is set to continue growing faster than demand. Most are looking to OPEC+ to narrow the gap between the two and put a lid on prices but given OPEC+’s caution until now, chances are it will stick to it and not rush to add too many barrels to the market yet.

At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $75.32 a barrel, with West Texas Intermediate at $73.75 a barrel.

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We're #33! TSX rides commodity rally to Q2 returns - BNN

The commodity boom is alive and well for Canada’s top stock exchange. The S&P/TSX Composite Index is up 7.86 per cent in the second quarter, as of the close of trading Monday. The performance is enough to propel Toronto’s benchmark into the 33rd spot among 92 global peers, sandwiched between the Philippines and Hungary in terms of overall returns. That lags the S&P 500’s eight per cent increase, which has the U.S. benchmark ranked 31st in the world, but easily surpasses the blue-chip American benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average’s 54th-placed showing. Here’s how Toronto booked that return:

Top Stocks:

• Tourmaline Oil Corp. +44.0 per cent
• BlackBerry Ltd. +43.7 per cent
• Enerplus Corp +39.1 per cent

Tourmaline Oil:

In spite of its name, Tourmaline is primarily a natural gas play. The company, Canada’s largest natural gas producer with significant assets in the Montney and Deep Basin formations, has gotten a significant boost from the underlying strength in commodity prices. Natural gas has been buoyed by the jump in natural gas prices due to unprecedented heat in Western Canada.

BlackBerry

Call it a meme stock rally. Shares of BlackBerry have gone on a meteoric rise as Reddit-based retail investors bid up a slate of stocks, including the likes of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and Gamestop Corp. BlackBerry has been reluctant to capitalize on the gains, eschewing capital-raising schemes undertaken by other companies caught up in the wave.

Enerplus

Another oil and gas play, Enerplus has gotten a boost in the wake of a rebound in energy demand as the pandemic exits its darkest period. The company has been active in decamping from Canada to the United States in order to tap into a more accommodative regulatory environment, with CEO Ian Dundas repeatedly declaring regulations south of the border to be more accommodative for his firm.

Biggest losers:

• Westport Fuel Systems: -28.0 per cent
• Ballard Power Systems: -26.1 per cent
• Canopy Growth Corp: -25.2 per cent

Westport Fuel Systems

There’s been some cooling sentiment around alternative fuel vehicles after a massive rally in shares of companies focused on the future of transportation through 2020. Westport has been caught up in that trend, posting the biggest loss of any TSX-listed company. Shares of the firm have come under pressure amid that secular shift, leaving it as the worst performer on the TSX.

Ballard Power Systems

It’s a similar story for Ballard – a company that has been a boom and bust on public markets since the 1980s. Ballard has signed a number of deals to provide power units to public transit systems, but the widespread adoption of alternative power remains a hurdle.

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Ontario's new chief medical officer of health says he won't support moving to Step 3 ahead of schedule - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

Ontario’s new chief medical officer of health says that he will not support moving to the third and final step in the province’s reopening plan ahead of schedule amid concerns over the spread of the Delta variant.

Ontario will enter step two at midnight, allowing personal care services that have been shuttered since November in Toronto and Peel Region to finally reopen.

The move comes two days ahead of schedule and will mean that a host of activities will be permitted in time for the Canada Day holiday, including larger outdoor gatherings of up to 25 people.

The decision to accelerate the timeline was made with the full support of former chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams, who cited the high vaccination rates and improving public health indicators in explaining his reasoning.

But during a briefing on Tuesday, Williams’ successor Dr. Kieran Moore seemed to rule out a similar move to expedite the start of step three, which will allow indoor businesses like movie theatres and gyms to reopen and bars and restaurants to begin serving customers indoors once again.

“I do want us to celebrate our high immunization rates and the achievements that we have realized in Ontario but I think a 21-day interval is prudent and I personally don't want to see that shortened because we need to be data driven in the face of this new entity,” he said, alluding to the Delta variant.

COVID-19 transmission in Ontario has been steadily declining for months now but on Tuesday Associate Medical Officer of Health Dr. Barbara Yaffe shared new data suggesting that cases involving the Delta variant have a reproductive number of around one, which could eventually lead to a growing pandemic once again.

For his part, Moore acknowledged the “frustrations” of many businesses that have had to remain closed even as case counts have plummeted but he said that we are faced with a “new, more aggressive adversary” in the Delta variant and need to proceed with caution.

For that reason, he said that Ontario needs to wait at least 21 days after entering step two to evaluate the impact that lifting restrictions with the variant circulating will have on transmission.

This despite the fact that Ontario has already reached its vaccination benchmakrs for step three, which called for 70 to 80 per cent of those eligible to have at least one dose and 25 per cent to be fully immunized.

“I am an optimist. I would very much like us to move forward and not backwards,” he said, noting that Ontario could move to the final step as soon as July 20.

Ontario’s science advisory table estimates that the Delta variant accounts for more than 70 per cent of new cases in Ontario.

The variant has already led to surges in cases in a number of jurisdictions and has prompted officials in some countries, including the United Kingdom and Israel, to re-impose public health restrictions.

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B.C. reports 29 new COVID-19 cases, Island vaccinations surpass 800,000 - CHEK

British Columbia health officials have reported 29 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths since their last update on June 28.

The number of confirmed cases in B.C. is now at 147,578 while the death toll remains at 1,754.

Of the new cases, seven were recorded in Vancouver Coastal Health, seven were in Fraser Health, three was in Island Health, 10 were in Interior Health and two were people who generally reside outside of Canada. There were no new cases reported in Northern Health.

There are currently 876 active cases in the province, 110 people in hospital — 34 of whom are in intensive care.

A total of people 144,931 in B.C. have recovered from COVID-19 while 4,941,795 million doses of vaccine have been administered province-wide, including more than 800,000 doses on Vancouver Island.

Today’s figures were released as a statement to the media and less than three hours after health officials announced that British Columbia will be moving into Stage 3 of the provincial reopening plan on July 1.

As a result, the order on personal gathering restrictions will be lifted and the provincial state of emergency will also be declared over. The capacity for outdoor and indoor organized gatherings will be increased and nightclubs will be allowed to operate with restrictions that include no dancing or socializing between tables.

“We can engage again,” said Premier John Horgan during a press conference about Stage 3 reopening.

Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, said during the press conference that vaccination rates are continuing to climb, with some exceptions in small communities in the northern and interior health regions where drive-thru and mobile clinics are expected to make it more convenient for people to get immunized.

“Because of the efforts of people in B.C., we continue to see a significant decline in new cases of COVID-19, hospitalizations and deaths as the number of people who are fully immunized goes up,” Henry said. “Public health teams throughout the province are closely watching the case data to ensure we maintain this positive momentum as we safely and gradually move into Step 3 of our restart plan.”

Officials also stated during the press conference that they would no longer be holding regular media briefings regarding COVID-19 after this week, citing declining cases and hospitalizations.

“We need to know that this virus is going to be here but it is not going to be here that is in way that is disrupting our lives like it has for the last 18 months,” said Henry.

Island Health

Active cases continue to fall on Vancouver Island as only three new cases reported in the region in the past 24 hours.

There are currently 16 active cases, six people in hospital — four of whom are in critical care — on Vancouver Island.

When it comes to active cases, there are three cases in the South Island, 13 cases in Central Island, and none in the North Island. It’s the first time all year that any region of Vancouver Island has had no active COVID-19 cases.

In the past 24 hours, there were 9,053 doses of vaccine administered on Vancouver Island. Of those, 359 doses were AstraZeneca, 8,231 doses were Moderna and 913 doses were Pfizer. A total of 746,918 doses of vaccine have been administered Island-wide, 20 per cent of which are second doses.

A total of 810,549 doses of vaccine have been administered Island-wide, 26 per cent of which are second doses.

Although vaccination continues on Vancouver Island, there have been some delays due to hot weather with a number of clincis temporarily closing, including ones in Comox, Langford and Lake Cowichan on Tuesday.

Island Health says all those who have had appointments cancelled will be contacted and rebooked.

“We are working on solutions to create additional appointments to rebook people as quickly as possible,” the health authority said in a statement. “We acknowledge this may be frustrating for some people and we ask for patience and understanding as we move through the effects of this extreme weather event.”

Since the pandemic began, there have been 5,159 cases identified, 41 deaths, 254 hospitalizations, and 5,092 recoveries in the Island Health region.

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Quebecers who received Moderna can't switch vaccine types for second doses: health minister - CTV News Montreal

MONTREAL -- When it comes to getting a second vaccine, it seems there are several options available to Quebecers.

They can advance the date of their second dose, change the location of their appointment and even change the type of vaccine they receive for their second jab. But that last option has caused a little confusion about mixing vaccines.

On Tuesday, Quebec’s health minister set the record straight: people who have received the Moderna vaccine as their first dose must stick with that brand for their second shot.

The ministry of health has previously said that people who have received the Pfizer dose can either get Pfizer again or switch to Moderna for the second shot since both are mRNA vaccines and "have a similar functioning and composition." 

Similarly, people who received AstraZeneca for the first dose have even more options. They can either stick with AstraZeneca for their second dose, or choose one of the mRNA vaccines for round two: Pfizer or Moderna.

It’s not immediately clear if the restrictions for Moderna recipients are related to supply issues, since there will be a delay of Pfizer shipments in the coming days. 

On Monday, Quebec received 494,910 Pfizer doses that will be distributed across the province, while another 52,650 doses are still expected this week.

A massive shipment of more than 1.7 million Moderna doses are also expected to be delivered this week, as well as 120,000 shots of AstraZeneca. 

As of Tuesday, more than 6 million first doses have been administered in Quebec, covering 80 per cent of the population. Just under 30 per cent of people have received their second dose. 

The clarification from Minister Christian Dubé comes after changes to the Clic Santé platform Monday night allowed people to change the type of vaccine and location for their second dose appointment.

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N.S. reports 1 new case, premier provides COVID-19 update - CBC.ca

Nova Scotia reported one new case of COVID-19 in the province on Tuesday, bringing the active case total to 51.

There have also been seven recoveries, according to a news release from the province.

The one case is in the eastern zone, and is a close contact of a previously reported case.

Two people are currently in hospital with the virus.

The Nova Scotia Health Authority's labs completed 2,399 tests on Monday.

As of Monday, 898,247 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered. Of those, 193,200 were second doses.

Upcoming briefing

Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, the chief medical officer of health, are providing an update on COVID-19 at 3 p.m. today. 

The update comes as the province is scheduled to move to Phase 3 of its reopening plan on Wednesday.

That phase would allow people from outside the Atlantic provinces to enter Nova Scotia under isolation restrictions tied to their level of vaccine coverage.

Atlantic Canada case numbers

• New Brunswick reported one new case Monday. It has 26 active cases.
• Newfoundland and Labrador reported one new case on Monday. It has six active cases.
• P.E.I. has reported no new cases since June 3. There are no active cases.

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