The province is reporting 375 more lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 this morning, bringing the provincial total up to 3,630 positive test results.
The death toll reported by the province is nearing 100 now with 94 deaths attributed to COVID-19, although provincial numbers have been below those reported by regional health units.
There are 506 patients in Ontario hospitalized with COVID-19. Of those, 196 are in an intensive care unit and of those 152 are on ventilators. The province is reporting there have been 1,219 recoveries.
In the provincial list of cases 32.8 per cent are 60 years of age or older. Of all the cases 21.3 per cent travelled in the 14 days prior to becoming ill, and 12.5 per cent had close contact with a confirmed case. Approximately 18 per cent of cases had neither travel nor close contact history, and in 48.4 per cent of the cases exposure information is still under investigation.
There are now 36 outbreaks reported in long-term care homes in Ontario.
In the Porcupine Health Unit area, there are currently 29 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Locally, the PHU is aware of 407 COVID-19 tests being submitted. Of the positive results, five cases have been resolved and there have been two deaths. There have also been 332 negatives, with the results of 46 pending.
Yesterday, a state of emergency was declared in Timmins, with the mayor also revealing worst-case scenario numbers.
Public Health Ontario released modelling projections, revealing that under current intervention methods, Ontario could see as many as 80,000 cases of COVID-19 with a projection of 1,600 deaths due to the virus.
