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2/8 Most of today's new cases are in Toronto (708), Peel (422), York (220), Hamilton (107), Ottawa (101), and Windsor-Essex (100). There are double-digit increases in Niagara (94), Simcoe Muskoka (87), Waterloo (86), Halton (77), Durham (68), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (61), Middlesex-London (55), Eastern Ontario (29), Thunder Bay (21), Southwestern (21), Lambton (15), Huron Perth (14), Sudbury (12), and Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (11), with smaller increases in Brant (9), Haldimand-Norfolk (9), Chatham-Kent (8), and Peterborough (6). The remaining 10 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with 4 health units reporting no new cases at all. Of today's new cases, 50% are among people 39 and younger, with the highest number of cases (870) among people ages 20-39, followed by 633 cases among people ages 40-59. With 3,025 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.4% to 88.0%. The average positivity rate across Ontario has increased since yesterday by 1.2% to 4.5%, meaning that 45 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on January 22. Ontario is reporting 52 new COVID-19 deaths today, including 25 in long-term care homes. Hospitalizations have decreased by 11 from yesterday to 1,501, but the number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs has increased by 12 to 395, and the number of patients with COVID- 19 on ventilators has increased by 8 to 299. A total of 63,453 tests were completed yesterday, with the backlog of tests under investigation decreasing by 3,972 to 37,847. A total of 276,146 doses of vaccine have now been administered, with 11,161 daily doses administered and 57,907 total vaccinations completed (i.e., both doses administered). In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 14 new cases to report, including 9 in Peterborough, 4 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Northumberland. For the second day in a row, there are no new cases in Hastings Prince Edward. There are no new cases to report in Haliburton. An outbreak at Caressant Care retirement home in Lindsay was reported on January 23, and an outbreak at Caressant Care nursing home in Lindsay was reported on January 22 (both homes are located at 240 Mary St.). These are in addition to the outbreak at Caressant Care McLaughlin Road long-term care home in Lindsay where, as of January 21, 19 residents and 15 staff have tested positive for COVID-19. There is 1 new hospitalization in Kawartha Lakes.