New COVID-19 cases in Ontario continue to rise by about two per cent per day.
Today, the provincial report indicates there have been 387 more cases confirmed through testing in Ontario, and another 61 deaths reported by regional health units.
According to the daily epidemiological study released by the province, there have been two more deaths in people aged 40 to 59, 11 deaths in people aged 60 to 69, and 48 deaths in people aged 80 and over.
The data lists fewer recoveries than yesterday with 274 added today compared to 500 yesterday.
Testing is also down with 10,654 tests completed on Sunday compared to 14,555 listed in yesterday’s report and 17,146 included in Sunday’s report. There are now 6,023 tests awaiting results at Ontario labs.
In total, the province has completed 352,714 tests since January 15.
From those test results, Ontario has confirmed 18,310 cases of COVID-19, and of those 1,361 have died and 12,779 have recovered.
There are now 1,043 people hospitalized (59 more than yesterday’s report), and of those 223 are in intensive care units. There are 166 COVID-19 patients on ventilators in the province (nine fewer than yesterday).
The Ministry of Long-Term Care has now reported 1,003 deaths of long-term care residents. The ministry notes there are 175 outbreaks in long-term care homes across the province, and there have been 2,740 cases of the virus in residents of those homes and 1,613 in staff.
Public Health Ontario has recorded 218 outbreaks at long-term care homes accounting for 2,707 confirmed cases in residents and 1,340 in staff. The agency states there have been 697 deaths in long-term care residents.
The numbers reported by public health typically lag behind those reported by the Ministry of Long-Term Care.
Public Health Ontario also reports there are now 66 hospital outbreaks accounting for 245 patient cases and 268 staff cases.
In Ontario, 2,892 health care workers have tested positive for COVID-19, which is about 15.8 per cent of the total lab-confirmed cases. Health care workers have had priority testing for much of the pandemic, and the province has not reported how many of those cases were transmitted at their workplace.
Locally, there have been 61 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Porcupine Health Unit region.
In Northern Ontario, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit has the highest number of confirmed cases, with 77. The Porcupine Health Unit, which covers Timmins and the surrounding area, still has the highest rate of confirmed cases per 100,000 population among other health units in Northern Ontario. The rate there is 73.1 per 100,000 people.
According to today's report, which includes data from Jan. 15 to May 4, the number of cases at other Northern Ontario health units, as well as the rate of confirmed cases per 100,000 population are:
• Algoma Public Health - 13 cases, rate of 11.4 per 100,000 population
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit - 17 cases, rate of 13.1 per 100,000 population
• Porcupine Health Unit - 61, rate of 73.1 per 100,000 population
• Public Health Sudbury and Districts - 57 cases, rate of 28.6 per 100,000 population
• Timiskaming Health Unit - 18 cases, rate of 55.1 per 100,000
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit - 77 cases, rate of 51.3 per 100,000 population
• Northwestern Health Unit - 15 cases, rate of 17.1 per 100,000 population
According to the report, in Northeastern Ontario, there have been 166 confirmed cases, and the rate is 29.7 per 100,000 population. In Northwestern Ontario, there have been 92 cases and a rate of 38.7. The provincial rate per 100,000 population is 123.2
