After a couple of days of somewhat better numbers, Ontario Health is reporting a big spike in numbers today, citing an 11.6% increase in new cases.
The 552 new new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in the last 24 hours is a single-day record for the province. The previous record was 462, reported on April 3.
Today's new cases increases the total number of confirmed cases in Ontario to 5,276.
There have also been 21 more deaths, raising the total to 174 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Ontario. To date, there have been more than 2,000 recoveries.
Ontario Health reports it has tested 84,601 people for COVID-19, and there are 1,102 tests still awaiting results.
According to the provincial agency, there are 605 patients currently hospitalized for COVID-19. Of those, 246 are in intensive care units and 197 of those are on ventilators.
Ontario Health notes 46.1 per cent of cases are male, while 53.3 per cent are female. The agency is reporting that 36.4 per cent of cases are people 60 years of age and older.
The Greater Toronto Area public health units account for 51.8 per cent of cases.
In total, 12.4 per cent of all cases were hospitalized
There are 58 outbreaks declared at long-term care homes in Ontario; yesterday there were 51. An outbreak is declared after a single case is confirmed in a resident or employee at a long-term care facility.
The statistics reported by the province today are current as of 4 p.m. yesterday.
Locally, the Porcupine Health Unit reported no new cases of COVID-19 in the region this morning.
There are currently 31 positive cases of the virus in the health unit's region.
Of the local cases, 18 are in Timmins, 12 are in the area of Cochrane, Matheson, Iroquois Falls, and Smooth Rock Falls, and one is in the area of Kapuskasing, Opasatika, Val Rita-Harty, Moonbeam, and Fauquier-Strickland.
To date, the health unit is aware of 506 tests submitted. Of the 31 positive cases, 11 are resolved and two people have died. There have been 372 negative tests, and the results of 103 are pending.
