The Porcupine Health Unit's COVID-19 testing rate is higher than the provincial rate, according to the organization's weekly epidemiology report.
Compared to other health units in Northern Ontario, the local organization continues to have the highest fatality rate.
The organization's weekly epidemiology report includes numbers from March 1 to end of day May 15.
At that time, there were 65 confirmed local cases, six deaths, 52 resolved cases, and 4,203 people had been tested.
Since the last report, the number of cases in the region increased by one. One new virus-related death was also reported.
For the local cases, 36 (55.4 per cent) are female and 29 (44.6 per cent ) are male.
The majority of the cases — 25 (38.5 per cent) — are in people between the ages of 60 and 79 years. People between the ages of 40 to 59 account for 17 (26.2 per cent) of the cases.
Timmins has the highest number of cases, followed by the area of Matheson, Iroquois Falls, Cochrane and Smooth Rock Falls.
The local fatality rate and resolved cases are higher than the provincial rate. The Porcupine Health Unit is also doing more tests per 100,000 population than the province.
With six virus-related deaths in the area, the PHU case fatality rate is 9.2 per cent. Ontario's rate is 8.3 per cent.
There have been 52 resolved cases, for an 80 per cent resolved rate. The provincial rate is 75.9 per cent.
For testing, the local rate is 5,032.6 per 100,000 population and there is a 1.7 per cent positivity rate. In Ontario, the testing rate is 3,484.5 per 100,000 population, and 4.4 per cent are positive.
Compared to other Northern Ontario health units, the Porcupine Health Unit continues to have the highest rate of infection, as well as the highest fatality rate.
According to the the PHU report, the numbers across the north as of May 15 were:
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Algoma Public Health, 17 confirmed cases, which is an increase of one from the last report, and no deaths. The tests per 100,000 population are 4,901.3, with 0.3 per cent being positive.
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North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit, 21 confirmed cases, which is an increase of three from the last report, and one death. The case fatality rate is 4.8 per cent. The tests per 100,000 are 3,837.5, 0.4 per cent being positive.
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Northwestern Health Unit, 17 confirmed cases, which is an increase of one from the last report, and no deaths. The tests per 100,000 are 3,196.4, with 0.9 per cent being positive.
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Porcupine Health Unit, 65 positive, which is an increase of one from the last report. There have been six deaths, including one since the last report, making the fatality rate 9.2 per cent. The tests per 100,000 population are 5,032.6, with 1.7 per cent being positive.
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Public Health Sudbury and Districts, 64 confirmed cases, which is an increase of five from the last report. There have been two deaths, with the fatality rate being 3.1 per cent. The tests per 100,000 population is 4,776.9, with 0.7 per cent being positive.
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Thunder Bay District Health Unit, 79 confirmed cases, which is an increase of two from the last report. One person has died, making the fatality rate 1.3 per cent. The tests per 100,000 population are 5,194.2, with 1 per cent being positive.
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Timiskaming Health Unit, 18 confirmed cases and no deaths. The testing per 100,000 population is 5,180.7, with 1.1 per cent being positive.
For all of Northern Ontario, when the report was completed there were 281 confirmed cases, which is 13 more than the May 11 report. There have been 10 deaths, an increase of two from the last report, with the fatality rate being three per cent. The testing per 100,000 population is 4,646.4, with 0.8 per cent being positive.
The full report is available here.
