No new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the Porcupine Health Unit area in the past 24 hours.
So far there have been 50 positive tests in the health unit's region. Of those, 30 are resolved and three people have died.
The health unit is aware of 1,196 tests being completed, which is an increase of 55 from the last report. There are 404 cases under investigation.
For the local cases, 28 are in Timmins and 17 of those are resolved and two people have died, 21 are in the area of Cochrane, Matheson, Iroquois Falls, and Smooth Rock Falls and 12 of those are resolved and one person has died, and one is in the area of Kapuskasing, Opasatika, Val Rita-Harty, Moonbeam, and Fauquier-Strickland and is resolved.
There are currently declared outbreaks of the virus at Spruce Hill Lodge, St. Mary's Gardens and Timmins and District Hospital. The outbreak at Extendicare Timmins has been declared over.
Ontario Public Health reported 551 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province today. In total, the province has confirmed 11,735 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, and that number includes 5,806 recoveries, and 622 deaths. The report shows the Porcupine Health Unit still has the highest number of confirmed rates among health units in Northern Ontario.
While the province released new pandemic modelling numbers suggesting the wave of new community spread cases appears to have peaked. Timmins and District Hospitals president and CEO says it's "incredibly important that we continue to adhere to the emergency measures that have been put in place.” Read more from today's daily health table update from the city here.
A W.E. Miller teacher and students are making PPE for Timmins Police officers.
A Temiskaming OPP officer has tested positive for COVID-19. The OPP were made aware of the diagnosis April 18.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he's getting lobbied to reopen various sectors of the economy, with framewok on how and when to change restrictions expected in the next few days.
The essential worker of the day is Rylee Kaye.
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