Public Health Ontario has confirmed 939 new cases of COVID-19 in the province today.
Yesterday the province's public health agency reported nearly 800 cases, which was the highest ever reported in a single day until today.
There are five more deaths confirmed by the province including four people over the age of 80 years old and one person between 60 and 79 years old.
Fifty-five per cent of the 939 cases reported today are individuals under the age of 40. Included in today's report are 339 cases from Toronto, 150 from Peel and 126 from Ottawa.
There have been 33 more people hospitalized since yesterday's report, and nine patients have been admitted to intensive care units.
The province reported 44,914 tests processed since yesterday's report. Public Health Ontario has stated the per cent positivity was at 2.1 per cent based on data collected on Oct. 7, meaning 2.1 per cent of the individuals tested for COVID-19 were positive on Oct. 7. Last week the per cent positivity rate was around 1.2 per cent.
There are 56 new school-related cases being reported today, including 32 identified as student cases. There have been 876 school-related cases reported since the beginning of September, and they are spread across 429 schools in Ontario. There are now four schools closed due to COVID-19.
There have been 17 confirmed school-related cases in Simcoe County since schools reopened in September.
Since January, the province has reported 57,681 lab-confirmed COVID cases and has recorded 49,032 cases as resolved or recovered, and 2,997 cases that have ended in death.
There are 5,652 active, lab-confirmed cases in Ontario, including 225 people who are hospitalized with COVID-19. There are 47 COVID patients in intensive care units and 29 patients on ventilators. In mid-April, the province reported about 5,300 active cases and 858 hospitalizations.
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported a total of 1,010 cases of COVID-19. There are now 864 cases listed as recovered. There are 100 active cases in the region, and two people are currently hospitalized – one from Orillia and one from Innisfil. The health unit has recorded 41 deaths.
| Municipality | Total cases** | Recoveries | Deaths | In Hospital | Last case reported | Incidence rate* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie | 339 | 297 | 14 | Oct. 8 | 227 | |
| Bradford W-G | 177 | 154 | 12 | Oct. 8 | 412 | |
| New Tecumseth | 147 | 107 | 5 | Oct. 8 | 355 | |
| Innisfil | 73 | 63 | 1 | Oct. 8 | 179 | |
| Orillia | 25 | 21 | 2 | 1 | Sept. 28 | 75 |
| Collingwood | 18 | 17 | Oct. 7 | 75 | ||
| Wasaga Beach | 25 | 22 | 1 | Oct. 5 | 109 | |
| Clearview | 12 | 11 | 1 | Oct. 1 | 81 | |
| Springwater | 17 | 15 | 1 | Oct. 1 | 81 | |
| Midland | 13 | 12 | Oct. 8 | 72 | ||
| Oro-Medonte | 12 | 9 | 2 | Sept. 30 | 51 | |
| Adjala-Tosorontio | 10 | 9 | Sept. 30 | 86 | ||
| Essa | 27 | 22 | 1 | Oct. 8 | 113 | |
| Ramara | 13 | 13 | Sept. 8 | 125 | ||
| Tiny | 7 | 7 | Aug. 28 | not released | ||
| Tay | 12 | 9 | Oct. 8 | 108 | ||
| Penetanguishene | 11 | 9 | 1 | Oct. 8 | 113 | |
| Severn | 8 | 8 | Sept. 29 | 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.
