For Friday, December 31, 2021, Ontario is reporting 16,713 new cases of COVID-19, 4,630 new recoveries and 15 new deaths.
There are 3,899 new cases in Toronto, 1,639 in Peel Region, 1,431 in Ottawa, 1,391 in York Region, 865 in Hamilton and 766 in Durham.
75,093 tests were completed yesterday with a 29.8% positivity rate.
Currently, there are 1,144 people in hospital, 205 in ICU and 104 in ICU with a ventilator.