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Ontario confirms 28 deaths, 1,210 new COVID cases today

The province also reported a decrease in the number of COVID patients hospitalized but an increase in patients admitted to intensive care and on ventilators
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Public Health Ontario has confirmed 1,210 new cases of COVID-19 today and reported 28 deaths and 1,376 recoveries. 

The deaths reported today include one person between the ages of 40 and 59 years old, seven people between the ages of 60 and 79 years old, and 20 people over the age of 80 years old. 

There were 62 people hospitalized with the coronavirus since yesterday's report.

Both the number of active cases and the number of people currently hospitalized has decreased from yesterday, but the number of patients on ventilators and in intensive care units has increased. 

There are 12,628 active, lab-confirmed cases (down from 12,822 yesterday), and of those 526 are hospitalized, down from 535 yesterday. There are 146 COVID patients in intensive care units (up from 127 yesterday) and 88 COVID patients on ventilators (up from 78 yesterday).

Of the cases reported by the province today, 346 are from Toronto, 361 are from Peel, and 143 are from York Region. 

Ontario confirmed 91 school-related cases, including 75 students and 16 staff. There were 10 new cases reported in licensed child care settings.

Public health labs processed 41,838 tests since last report resulting in a 4.1 per cent positivity rate. 

To date the province has confirmed 99,372 COVID-19 cases and reported 83,301 recoveries and 3,443 deaths. 

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported a total of 1,765 cases of COVID-19, with 1,679 of those in Simcoe County. There are 1,502 cases listed as recovered in the region. Six people are currently hospitalized, and of those five are Simcoe County residents. The health unit has recorded 51 deaths.

The incidence rate for Simcoe County is 315 cases per 100,000 people.

The Simcoe-Muskoka region is currently in the yellow "protect" category of the Ontario COVID-19 COVID restrictions framework. As of Nov. 14, the weekly incidence rate is 26.7 cases per 100,000 people per week and the reproductive number is 1.1, meaning each person with COVID transmits the virus to 1.1 other people. The region's per cent positivity rate is 1.9 per cent.

According to the province's plan, regions can be placed under the orange "restrict" level with a weekly incidence rate of 25 to 39.9 cases per 100,000 and a per cent positivity 1.3 to 2.4 per cent and a reproductive rate between 1 and 1.1. 

Case breakdown from Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit by municipality for Simcoe County as of Nov. 18.

Municipality Total cases** Recoveries Deaths In Hospital Last case reported Incidence rate*
Barrie  518 459 14   Nov. 18 347
Bradford W-G  310 251 12 1 Nov. 18 721
New Tecumseth  302 254 12 1 Nov. 18 729
Innisfil 160 137 1 1 Nov. 18 393
Orillia 30 27 3   Nov. 12 90
Collingwood 21 20     Nov. 12 88
Wasaga Beach 32 31 1   Nov. 9 139
Clearview 34 29 1   Nov. 16 230
Springwater 23 21 1   Nov. 18 109
Midland 15 14     Nov. 9 84
Oro-Medonte 23 18 2   Nov. 12 99
Adjala-Tosorontio 33 27     Nov. 18 283
Essa 90 58 1 1 Nov. 18 376
Ramara 19 15     Nov. 18 183
Tiny 16 14     Nov. 18 122
Tay 23 22 1   Nov. 16 208
Penetanguishene 18 16 1 1 Nov. 3 175
Severn 12 9     Nov. 16 94
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


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Erika Engel

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