The downward trend continues for Ontario’s daily COVID-19 case count with 308 (a 1.5 per cent increase) new cases reported today.
The numbers for the past three days have been the lowest reported by the province in a month with most of April at or above 400 cases per day. Many days in April the province reported an increase above 500 cases per day.
Recoveries are also continuing to rise with another 359 reported today.
However, the province has consistently reported 30 - 50 deaths per day, including another 35 today.
The deaths reported today include one person between the age of 40 and 59, six people between the ages of 60 and 79, and 28 people over the age of 80.
There are now 1,027 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, including 194 in intensive care and 147 on ventilators.
There are 3,407 total cases reported in health care workers, which is about 16.6 per cent of the total cases confirmed in Ontario.
Since January 15, Ontario has reported 20,546 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19, of those 15,131 people have recovered (73.6 per cent), and 1,669 people have died (8.1 per cent).
The Ministry of Long-Term Care daily report states there are 174 outbreaks at Ontario long-term care facilities including 2,725 confirmed cases in residents, 1,691 in staff, and 1,235 resident deaths. Ontario has included 796 of those long-term care resident deaths in the total number of COVID-19 deaths it has reported.
The Ministry reports there are 57 outbreaks now resolved. Public Health Ontario reportes 245 outbreaks (cumulative) at long-term care facilities, 95 at retirement homes, and 73 at hospitals.
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has confirmed 360 cases of COVID-19 in the region, including 184 recoveries and 25 deaths. Public Health Ontario, however, reports there are at least 372 cases in the region. The health unit is due to update the regional COVID-19 cases this afternoon.
The breakdown of cases in each municipality is as follows:
Barrie (119 cases, 61 recoveries, 7 deaths, 1 in hospital), Bradford West Gwillimbury (80 cases, 29 recoveries, 10 deaths, 3 in hospital), New Tecumseth (24 cases, 17 recoveries, 2 in hospital), Orillia (15 cases, 10 recoveries, 2 deaths), Collingwood (11 cases, 7 recoveries, 1 in hospital), Innisfil (28 cases, 13 recoveries, 1 in hospital), Springwater (6 cases, 4 recoveries, 1 death), Midland (6 cases, 5 recoveries), Wasaga Beach (11 cases, 5 recoveries, 1 death), Oro-Medonte (5 cases, 2 recoveries, 2 deaths, 1 in hospital), Adjala-Tosorontio (7 cases, 5 recoveries), Clearview (6 cases, 2 recoveries, 1 in hospital), Essa (7 cases, 3 recoveries, 1 death), Ramara (5 cases, 2 recoveries), Tiny (2 cases, all recovered), Tay (2 cases), Penetanguishene (2 cases, all recovered), and Severn (3 cases) for a total of 339 cases in Simcoe County, including 169 recoveries.
There are also 18 confirmed positive cases in Muskoka, and 15 have recovered, one person from Muskoka Lakes has died.
The case rate (including lab-confirmed cases only) for Simcoe-Muskoka region is 62 cases per 100,000 population. The provincial average is 138.2 cases per 100,000 population.
