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Ontario confirms 112 new COVID cases today

There are now 1,766 active cases of COVID-19 in Ontario
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Public Health Ontario is reporting 112 new cases of COVID-19, one of the lowest daily reports in the last three months. 

The number of tests processed in a single day has also declined, with 15,112 reported today. In the last couple of weeks, the province has been reporting between 20,000 and 30,000 tests processed per day. 

Recoveries rose by 177 today, bringing the total number of reported recovered cases to 31,603, which is 87.6 per cent of the 36,060 confirmed cases in the province. 

The province's public health agency reported two deaths attributed to COVID-19 today, and zero deaths yesterday. Since the first death was reported in Barrie, Ontario in March, the province has reported 2,691 people with COVID-19 have died. 

There are now 1,766 active cases of COVID-19 in Ontario, including 131 people who have been hospitalized with the coronavirus. There are 34 COVID patients in intensive care in Ontario and 24 patients on ventilators. 

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

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 537 recoveries. The incidence rate for Simcoe-Muskoka region is 102.1 cases per 100,000 people in the population.

There are 33 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 6

Municipality  Total cases   Recoveries   Deaths   In Hospital   Last case reported   Incidence rate* 
Barrie 184 162 14   July 6 123.2
Bradford W-G 123 108 12   June 26 286.3
New Tecumseth 79 67 1 1 July 3 190.6
Innisfil 49 46   1 June 29 120.3
Orillia 18 16 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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