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Ontario reports 181 new cases of COVID-19 today

84 per cent of the confirmed cases to date are recovered
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For the second day in a row, Ontario is reporting fewer than 200 new cases of COVID-19. 

Today, Public Health Ontario has reported 181 new cases of the coronavirus as well as 252 new recoveries. 

Testing continues to be up around the 20,000 mark with 21,751 more tests reported processed since yesterday's update. 

The province is reporting eight more deaths attributed to COVID-19. Those eight deaths include three people between the ages of 60 and 79 and five people over the age of 80. 

Public Health Ontario has reported 1,629 deaths of long-term care residents to-date, which is 64.5 per cent of all COVID deaths reported by the public health agency. 

The province has also reported 5,380 of its total confirmed cases have been long-term care home residents, which is 16.6 per cent of all cases confirmed in the province. 

There have been 32,370 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Ontario as of data compiled June 14. Of those, 27,213 are reported recovered (84 per cent), and 2,527 people have died (7.8 per cent). 

There are 2,630 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, according to Public Health Ontario. Of those cases, 419 people are hospitalized with 104 patients in intensive care with the coronavirus and 69 patients on ventilators. 

The average incidence rate for COVID-19 in Ontario is 217.8 cases per 100,000 people in a population. The incidence rate for Simcoe Muskoka is 85.4 cases per 100,000 people of the population.

There are 13 known active cases of the virus in Northern Ontario.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit has the highest number of confirmed cases. The Porcupine Health Unit, which covers Timmins and the surrounding area, still has the highest rate of confirmed cases per 100,000 population.

Today's provincial report includes data from Jan. 15 to June 14 and includes the rate of confirmed cases per 100,000 population. Data included on resolved cases and last known confirmed is from each health unit's respective website. The breakdown for Northern Ontario health units is:

• Algoma Public Health - 23 cases, rate of 20.1 per 100,000 population. There are two active cases, and 21 resolved cases.

• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit - 27 cases, rate of 20.8 per 100,000 population. The health unit has reported 29 cases. Of those, 28 are resolved and there has been one death.

• Porcupine Health Unit - 65, rate of 77.9 per 100,000 population. The last confirmed case was May 10. Of the confirmed cases, 57 are resolved and eight people have died. There are no known active cases of the virus. 

• Public Health Sudbury and Districts - 64 cases, rate of 32.2 per 100,000 population. The last positive test was reported May 14. Two people have died, and the rest of the known cases are resolved.

• Timiskaming Health Unit - 18 cases, rate of 55.1 per 100,000. The last positive tests were done April 28. All of the cases are resolved.

• Thunder Bay District Health Unit - 87 cases, rate of 58 per 100,000 population. There are 80 resolved cases and one person has died. There are six known active cases, four of which are hospitalized.

• Northwestern Health Unit - 27 cases, rate of 30.8  per 100,000 population. There are 22 resolved cases, and 5 known active cases.

The Ontario rate of infection per 100,000 population is 217.8.


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