Public Health Ontario has confirmed 1,242 new cases of COVID-19 today.
This is the fourth consecutive day the province has reported more than 1,000 new cases, and the third-highest daily case count ever reported.
The province has also confirmed 12 COVID-related deaths today, including two people between the ages of 60 and 79 years old, and 10 people over the age of 80.
Since yesterday's provincial update, there have been 38 people hospitalized with the coronavirus and four COVID patients have been admitted to intensive care units.
Public Health Ontario has reported 821 new recoveries today.
Of the 1,242 new cases included in the latest epidemiological summary, 74 cases are from Ottawa, 279 are from Peel, 107 are from York Region, and 483 are from Toronto.
There are 79 new school-related cases in today's update, including 39 student cases, 13 staff cases, and 27 unidentified cases. There have been 906 school-related cases reported in Ontario over the last 14 days, and 2,707 school-related cases reported to date.
There are 9,514 active, lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province currently. Of those cases, at least 367 COVID patients are hospitalized with 84 COVID patients in intensive care units and 54 COVID patients on ventilators in Ontario.
The province has reported 28,410 tests processed since yesterday's report, with 26,646 COVID-19 test swabs awaiting processing. The province's public health lab system has completed 5.4 million COVID tests to date. Approximately 3.5 to 4 per cent of the people tested for COVID-19 test positive base on case rate information collected last week.
Public Health Ontario has confirmed 85,395 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic and has reported 72,636 of those cases as recovered. The province has also reported 3,245 people who have contracted COVID-19 have died as a result.
The average incidence rate in Ontario was 47.8 cases per 100,000 people last week (Oct. 30 to Nov. 5), which is an increase of 11 per cent compared to the previous week. The cumulative incidence rate is 574.5 cases per 100,000 people in Ontario.
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported a total of 1,497 cases of COVID-19, with 1,414 of those in Simcoe County. There are 1,284 cases listed as recovered. Six people are currently hospitalized, five in Simcoe and one in Muskoka. The health unit has recorded 50 deaths.
The incidence rate for Simcoe County is 265 cases per 100,000 people.
| Municipality | Total cases** | Recoveries | Deaths | In Hospital | Last case reported | Incidence rate* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie | 458 | 403 | 14 | Nov. 6 | 301 | |
| Bradford W-G | 255 | 211 | 12 | Nov. 5 | 593 | |
| New Tecumseth | 261 | 209 | 12 | 2 | Nov. 6 | 630 |
| Innisfil | 127 | 112 | 1 | Nov. 5 | 312 | |
| Orillia | 29 | 26 | 3 | Oct. 30 | 87 | |
| Collingwood | 20 | 19 | Nov. 2 | 83 | ||
| Wasaga Beach | 30 | 28 | 1 | Nov. 5 | 130 | |
| Clearview | 28 | 23 | 1 | Nov. 6 | 189 | |
| Springwater | 22 | 21 | 1 | Oct. 27 | 105 | |
| Midland | 14 | 12 | 2 | Oct. 28 | 78 | |
| Oro-Medonte | 21 | 16 | 2 | Oct. 29 | 94 | |
| Adjala-Tosorontio | 25 | 21 | 0 | Nov. 2 | 215 | |
| Essa | 45 | 40 | 1 | 1 | Nov. 4 | 188 |
| Ramara | 18 | 14 | Nov. 6 | 173 | ||
| Tiny | 13 | 12 | Nov. 4 | 99 | ||
| Tay | 21 | 14 | Nov. 4 | 190 | ||
| Penetanguishene | 18 | 15 | 1 | Nov. 3 | 175 | |
| Severn | 9 | 9 | Oct. 21 | 60 | ||
| Georgian Bay | 8 | 8 | Oct. 22 | not released |
*Incidence rate is number of cases per 100,000 people in the local population.
**Total cases includes the number of cases currently recovering at home as well as any that have recovered, died, or are in hospital
