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118 new COVID cases confirmed in Ontario today

Nearly half of the cases added today were reported by Toronto Public Health
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Public Health Ontario reported 118 new COVID-19 cases today, which is six more new cases than yesterday. 

Nearly half of the new cases were reported by Toronto Public Health (50 cases). Peel Public Health reported 27 new cases and York Region reported 13 new cases.

The province has also reported nine more deaths attributed to COVID, including one person between 40 and 59 years old, and eight people over the age of 80. According to the province's public health agency, there have now been 2,700 COVID-related deaths in Ontario. 

Today's provincial update also indicates 202 more people have recovered from the coronavirus. 

Public Health Ontario has reported 36,178 confirmed COVID-19 cases to-date, and notes there are now 31,805 recovered cases (87.9 per cent of all cases). 

Testing numbers are up over yesterday's report with 22,832 tests processed in a 24-hour period. 

The average incidence rate in Ontario is 243.4 cases per 100,000 people in the population.

There are now 1,673 active cases of COVID-19 in Ontario.

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 607 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the region. 

Thirty-six people have died and the health unit has reported 538 recoveries. The incidence rate for Simcoe-Muskoka region is 102.1 cases per 100,000 people in the population. 

The average incidence rate of infection for Ontario is 242.6 cases of COVID per 100,000 people in the population.

There are 32 active cases of COVID-19 in Simcoe County, and one active case in Muskoka. There are two people hospitalized with the coronavirus in Simcoe County and one in Muskoka.

Case breakdown by municipality for Simcoe County as of July 7

Municipality  Total cases   Recoveries   Deaths   In Hospital   Last case reported   Incidence rate* 
Barrie 183 161 14   July 6 123.2
Bradford W-G 123 108 12   June 26 286.3
New Tecumseth 80 69 1 1 July 3 190.6
Innisfil 49 46   1 June 29 120.3
Orillia 17 15 2   June 23 53.8
Collingwood 15 15     May 19 62.5
Wasaga Beach 15 14 1   June 19 65.2
Clearview 8 6 1   June 15 not released
Springwater 13 12 1   June 22 61.9
Midland 8 4     July 6 not released
Oro-Medonte 6 4 2   June 1 not released
Adjala-Tosorontio 9 9     June 16 77.2
Essa 16 14 1   July 2 66.9
Ramara 10 10     June 23 96.3
Tiny 5 4     July 6 not released
Tay 8 7     June 29 not released
Penetanguishene 6 6     June 12 not released
Severn 5 5     June 23 not released
Georgian Bay 5 4   1 June 22 not released

 

*Incidence rate is number of cases per 100,000 people in the local population.


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