Ontario is reporting 531 new COVID-19 cases today and 17 deaths from the virus, including 15 deaths that occurred months ago.

       The province says those deaths are now being reported after a data cleanup.

       Health Minister Christine Elliott says 456 of the new cases are in unvaccinated people or those with unknown vaccination status.

       Seventy-five of the infected people are fully vaccinated.

       There were 176 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 as of this morning.

       The province says 82 per cent of Ontarians aged 12 and older have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 74 per cent are fully vaccinated.

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