Public Health Ontario is reporting 413 new cases of COVID-19 today, which is a 1.7 per cent increase in the total number of cases confirmed in the province.
The provincial agency indicated there are another 310 people considered recovered from COVID-19, and 31 more people have died.
Among the latest victims of the coronavirus are 11 people between the ages of 60 and 79, and 20 people over the age of 80.
The province has reported 24,187 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. There are now 18,509 reported recoveries (76.5 per cent) and 1,993 reported deaths from the coronavirus (8.2 per cent).
Public Health Ontario reports there have been 1,242 deaths of residents living in long-term care homes, which is 62 per cent of the total number of deaths reported. The province has also reported four deaths of long-term care staff as a result of COVID-19.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the province has confirmed 4,656 cases of COVID-19 in long-term care residents and 1,601 in health care staff who work at a facility that was or is experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak.
The Ministry of Long-Term Care, however, reports more deaths of residents and staff than the province’s public health agency. The ministry gets reports directly from long-term care homes in the province, and Public Health Ontario receives information from regional health units.
According to the daily report by the ministry, there are 175 active outbreaks in long-term care homes, with 2,458 confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in residents, and 1,564 active cases in staff. The ministry has reported 1,452 residents and six staff have died from the coronavirus.
Public Health Ontario is also reporting ongoing outbreaks at 77 retirement homes and 53 hospitals.
Locally, the Porcupine Health Unit has had 65 confirmed cases of the virus since the start of the pandemic. It has been 10 days since a positive test was reported.
In Northern Ontario, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit has the highest number of confirmed cases, with 80. 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 20, 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 - 24 cases, rate of 18.5 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 - 80 cases, rate of 53.3 per 100,000 population
• Northwestern Health Unit - 22 cases, rate of 25.1 per 100,000 population
According to the report, in Northeastern Ontario, there have been 190 confirmed cases, and the rate is 34 per 100,000 population. In Northwestern Ontario, there have been 102 cases and a rate of 42.9. The provincial rate per 100,000 population is 162.7.
