Ontario is reporting 390 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 this morning, which is a 1.7 per cent increase in overall cases reported in the province since the start of the pandemic.
There have been 292 new recoveries reported today, bringing the total number of resolved cases to more than 18,000.
The province has reported 43 additional deaths related to COVID-19 today. The latest reported deaths including two people whose ages were not reported by the province yesterday were 13 people between the ages of 60 and 79, and 32 people over the age of 80.
There are currently 991 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ontario, including 160 patients in intensive care, and 120 patients on a ventilator.
Today’s epidemiological report from Public Health Ontario indicates there were 7,382 tests processed on Monday with 4,444 awaiting results. There have now been 567,176 COVID-19 tests processed in Ontario.
The province has now reported 23,774 cases of COVID-19. Of those, 1,962 people have died (8.3 per cent), and 18,190 people are reported recovered (76.5 per cent).
Included in the province’s total confirmed cases are 4,518 long-term care residents, and 1,573 health care workers from facilities with long-term care outbreaks. Public Health Ontario has reported 1,224 deaths of long-term care residents as a result of COVID-19, which is 62.4 per cent of all deaths reported by the provincial agency.
However, the Ministry of Long-Term Care, which gets reports directly from long-term care facilities, reports 1,427 residents have died from the coronavirus, and five long-term care staff. The ministry has reported there are 183 outbreaks in long-term care homes, 2,563 confirmed cases in residents, and 1,611 cases in staff.
Typically, Public Health Ontario’s reported cases and deaths lag behind those reported by the Ministry of Long-Term Care.
Public Health Ontario has reported there are 219 ongoing outbreaks at long-term care homes, 80 at retirement homes, and 56 at hospitals in the province.
In Northern Ontario, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit has the highest number of confirmed cases, with 79. 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 77.9 per 100,000 people.
According to today's report, which includes data from Jan. 15 to May 19, 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 - 20 cases, rate of 17.5 per 100,000 population
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit - 22 cases, rate of 17 per 100,000 population
• Porcupine Health Unit - 65, rate of 77.9 per 100,000 population
• Public Health Sudbury and Districts - 63 cases, rate of 31.7 per 100,000 population
• Timiskaming Health Unit - 18 cases, rate of 55.1 per 100,000
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit - 79 cases, rate of 52.7 per 100,000 population
• Northwestern Health Unit - 19 cases, rate of 21.7 per 100,000 population
According to the report, in Northeastern Ontario, there have been 188 confirmed cases, and the rate is 33.6 per 100,000 population. In Northwestern Ontario, there have been 98 cases and a rate of 41.2. The provincial rate per 100,000 population is 159.9.
