Recoveries continue to climb faster than new cases in Ontario.
Public Health Ontario reported 203 new cases today, which is a 0.6 per cent increase to the total number of cases reported to-date.
The province also noted 505 new recoveries, which is a two per cent increase in the total number of recovered cases.
There are 12 more deaths reported today. The latest victims include six people aged 60 to 79, and six people over the age of 80.
Of the total 31,544 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Ontario, 2,487 people have died (7.9 per cent), 25,881 people are now recovered (82.1 per cent).
There are, however, more deaths reported by the Ministry of Long-Term Care. The ministry’s update today indicates there have been 1,772 residents of long-term care facilities who have died due to COVID-19 and seven staff. Public Health Ontario has reported 1,600 deaths of long-term care residents and five staff deaths.
There are 3,176 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 538 people are hospitalized, including 120 in intensive care and 87 patients on ventilators.
Since the last report from Public Health Ontario there have been 24,341 tests processed at labs in the province.
According to Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, there are now 40 lab-confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Simcoe County and two in Muskoka.
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 504 cases of COVID-19 in the region to-date, including 426 recoveries and 36 deaths. There are six people hospitalized in the region with COVID-19 and another 36 still recovering from the coronavirus.
The case breakdown by municipality, according to the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, is as follows:
- Barrie (161 total cases, 138 recoveries, 14 deaths)
- Bradford West Gwillimbury (106 total cases, 87 recoveries, 12 deaths)
- New Tecumseth (53 total cases, 44 recoveries, two in hospital, one death)
- Innisfil (41 total cases, 33 recoveries, two in hospital)
- Orillia (17 total cases, 14 recoveries, two deaths, one in hospital)
- Collingwood (15 total cases, all recovered)
- Wasaga Beach (14 total cases, 12 recoveries, one death)
- Clearview (seven total cases, six recoveries, one death)
- Springwater (10 total cases, eight recoveries, one death)
- Midland (six total cases, all recovered)
- Oro-Medonte (six total cases, three recoveries, two deaths)
- Adjala-Tosorontio (eight total cases, seven recoveries)
- Essa (14 total cases, 12 recoveries, one death)
- Ramara (seven total cases, all recovered)
- Tiny (three total cases, all recovered)
- Tay (five total cases, all recovered)
- Penetanguishene (five total cases, four recovered)
- Severn (six total cases, five recovered)
