Ontario is reporting 412 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, and 443 more recoveries.
The provincial public health agency is also reporting 68 more deaths attributed to the virus, including four deaths in people aged 40-59, 21 deaths in people aged 60-79, and 43 deaths in people aged 80 and over.
Today’s new caseload is up slightly over yesterday’s reported 387 new cases, but the number of tests processed is also up over yesterday with 12,961 tests marked complete in today’s report.
There are 8,790 tests awaiting results, and there have been 365,675 tests completed in the province to date.
There are now 1,032 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, and of those 219 are in intensive care units and 174 patients are on ventilators.
Since January 15, the province has reported 18,722 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 13,222 recoveries and 1,429 deaths linked to the coronavirus.
The Ministry of Long-Term Care is now reporting 174 outbreaks in long-term care facilities with 2,819 confirmed cases of the virus in residents and 1,621 confirmed cases in staff. The ministry has also reported 1,074 resident deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are 41 homes with resolved outbreaks.
Public Health Ontario is reporting 223 outbreaks at long-term care homes with 2,576 confirmed cases in residents, 1,293 confirmed cases in staff, and 653 resident deaths. Public Health Ontario is also reporting outbreaks at 79 retirement homes and 69 hospitals.
Public Health numbers typically lag behind those reported by the Ministry of Long-Term Care.
The Ontario government announced today it is extending the emergency orders and lower hydro rates another two weeks to May 19.
Both were set to expire today.
The orders include closure of non-essential businesses, prohibition of gatherings of more than five people, and closure of outdoor amenities such as playgrounds.
Yesterday, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit reported 11 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the regional total to 329 cases with 172 recoveries and 23 deaths. There have been 12 deaths of long-term care residents including nine from Bradford Valley Care Community and three from Owen Hill Care Community (Barrie).
There are seven people hospitalized in Simcoe-Muskoka region with COVID-19, and there are six active outbreaks at long-term care facilities in Simcoe County and one in Muskoka.
The case rate (including lab-confirmed cases only) for Simcoe-Muskoka region is 56.7 cases per 100,000 population. The provincial average is 126 cases per 100,000 population.
