Peel Region reporting 26 new cases of COVID-19, 12 in Brampton and 12 in Mississauga

Brampton | Ontario | COVID |

Published July 9, 2021 at 5:04 pm

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The Region of Peel is reporting 26 new COVID-19 cases as of Friday (July 9).

Of Friday’s new cases, 12 are in Brampton, while 12 are in Mississauga, and just two are in Caledon.

This brings the total for the Region to 111,511 cases. Of these, 110,542 have recovered, while 154 are still pending, 3,228 have been hospitalized, and 816 have died.

As of Friday, 59.6 per cent of cases are in Brampton, 36.3 per cent are in Mississauga, and just four per cent are in Caledon.

The median age for cases in Peel is 36, and residents in their 20’s continue to make up most of the cases at 24.6 per cent, followed by those in their 30’s—who make up 17.3 per cent of cases, those in their 40’s—who make up 14.4 per cent, and those in their 50’s—who make up 13.8 per cent.

The Province is reporting 183 new cases as of Friday, as well as nine new deaths. The new cases are on 26,101 tests conducted, which brought the positivity rate down to just 0.7 per cent.

Additionally, the Province is reporting another 224,864 vaccinations. As of Friday, nearly 70 per cent of all Ontarians have received one dose of a vaccine, including nearly 80 per cent of adults, and more than half of all adults have been fully immunized.

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