Ontario is reporting 347 new cases of COVID-19 today, which is the lowest daily increase in cases since April 6.
Recoveries continue to climb, now reaching 9,612, or 61.1 per cent of Ontario’s total cumulative cases. Ontario Public Health is reporting 648 recoveries since yesterday.
The province is also reporting another 45 deaths attributed to the virus, all of them residents at long-term care homes.
Daily testing remains steady between 10,000 and 12,000 tests per day. This morning’s report noted there were 11,554 tests completed in a day, and there are 9,530 still awaiting results. There have been 264,594 tests completed at Ontario labs.
In total, Ontario has confirmed 15,728 cases of COVID-19 and 996 deaths attributed to the virus.
There are now 977 people hospitalized with COVID-19, and 235 patients in intensive care units. There are 186 people on ventilators in the province.
The Ministry of Long-Term Care is reporting 159 current outbreaks in long-term care homes including 2,632 residents and 1,361 staff infected. The ministry states there have been 775 deaths of long-term care residents as a result of the virus. Ontario Public Health is reporting 521 deaths among long-term care residents, but their numbers typically lag behind the ministry’s.
There are now 34 long-term care outbreaks resolved.
There have been 261 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in the Simcoe Muskoka region. There are now eight people hospitalized, 144 recoveries, and 15 deaths.
In total, there have been 90 community-acquired cases, 63 close contact cases, and 54 associated with travel. In total there are 36 cases associated with outbreaks at long-term care homes and another 13 undetermined transmission cases.
There have been cases confirmed in 11 staff and at least 33 residents at Bradford Valley Care Community. Seven residents have died. There has been confirmed cases in one resident and one staff member at Owen Hill Care Community (Barrie), one staff member at IOOF (Barrie), and two staff members at Woods Park Retirement Residence (Barrie), and one case confirmed in a resident at an unnamed group home in Bradford.
The case breakdown by municipality/city is as follows:
Bradford W-G (68 cases, 24 recoveries, 7 deaths), Barrie (76 cases, 42 recoveries, 2 deaths), New Tecumseth (18 cases, 15 recoveries), Orillia (12 cases, 8 recoveries, 2 deaths), Collingwood (7 cases, all recovered), Innisfil (19 cases, 6 recoveries), Springwater (6 cases, 4 recoveries), Midland (5 cases, 4 recoveries), Wasaga Beach (8 cases, 3 recoveries, 1 death), Oro-Medonte (5 cases, 2 recoveries, 1 death), Adjala-Tosorontio (6 cases, 4 recoveries), Clearview (2 cases, all recovered), Essa (5 cases, 2 recoveries), Ramara (2 cases, 2 recoveries), Tiny (2 cases, all recovered), Penetanguishene (2 cases, all recovered) for a total of 243 cases in Simcoe County, including 129 recoveries.
There are also 17 confirmed positive cases in Muskoka, and 15 have recovered.
The case rate (including lab-confirmed cases only) for Simcoe Muskoka region is 43.5 cases per 100,000 population. The provincial average is 105.8 cases per 100,000 population.
