Public Health Ontario has reported 1,273 new COVID cases in its latest report (May 28).
Today's update also includes 2,362 new recoveries and 14 deaths.
The deaths include three people between 40 and 59 years old, six people between 60 and 79 years old, and five people over the age of 79.
Since yesterday, the province has reported 68 new hospitalizations and 16 new admissions of COVID-19 patients to intensive care units.
The May 28 update provided by the province's public health agency also reported the following data:
- 1,023 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ontario, down from 1,072 yesterday.
- There are 645 patients in intensive care units because of COVID-19 (down from 650 yesterday) and 458 COVID patients on ventilators (up from 452 reported yesterday).
- The province reported 40,866 tests were processed yesterday.
- Another 16,002 tests are still under investigation and/or being processed. To date, 15.1 million tests have been completed.
- Of the new cases reported today, 269 are from Toronto, 268 cases are from Peel, 56 are from York Region, and 28 are from Simcoe-Muskoka.
- Today's cases include 249 individuals aged 19 and under, 544 people between 20 and 39 years old, 325 people between 40 and 59 years old, 128 people between 60 and 79 years old, and 26 people aged 80 and over.
Vaccines
- There were 159,775 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 administered on May 27 which is up from 143,748 administered on May 26.
- As of 6 p.m. on May 27, the province reported 8,690,473 doses of vaccine against COVID-19 have been administered.
- In total, 624,920 people have been fully vaccinated.
Public Health Ontario has confirmed 528,453 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and reported 504,304 recoveries and 8,711 deaths, of which 3,951 were individuals living in long-term care facilities.
The cumulative average incidence rate in the province is 3,555.2 cases per 100,000 people in Ontario.
Ontario's average weekly incidence rate is 77.8 cases per 100,000 people, which is down by 22 per cent from last week (May 12 to May 18).
Simcoe-Muskoka
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit reported 43 new COVID cases yesterday.
There are 571 active, lab-confirmed cases in the region, most of which are in Simcoe County.
The health unit has reported 4,493 variant cases confirmed to date, with 420 of those cases still active.
Since the start of the pandemic, the local health unit has confirmed 11,793 cases of COVID-19 with 10,476 of those cases recovered and 245 cases ending in death.
There are 21 people from Simcoe County and one from Muskoka District hospitalized with COVID-19.
The weekly incidence rate in Simcoe-Muskoka region is 45.7 cases per 100,000 people, which is down by 16.1 per cent from the week of May 12 to 18.
