According to Public Health Ontario, the COVID-19 curve is trending downwards.
In today’s epidemiological report, graphs showing the number of confirmed cases reported each day, the number of deaths reported each day, and the percent of positive tests per number of tests processed all slope downward with the highest peak in mid to late April.
Today the province’s public health agency reports 251 new cases of COVID-19 in Ontario, which is a 0.7 per cent increase in the total number of cases reported to-date.
So far this week, the daily increases have been from 100 to 200 cases fewer per day than those reported last week.
The province is reporting 11 deaths attributed to COVID-19 today, including one person between the ages of 20 and 39, six people between the ages of 60 and 79, and four people over the age of 80.
However, there are deaths not yet reported by Public Health Ontario.
The Ministry of Long-Term Care reports there have been 1,766 deaths of long-term care residents as a result of COVID-19 and seven staff deaths. Public Health Ontario has reported 1,591 resident deaths and five staff deaths.
There are 551 new recoveries reported in today’s public health update.
To-date, Public Health Ontario has confirmed 31,341 cases of COVID-19, with 25,380 recoveries (81 per cent) and 2,475 deaths. There are now 3,486 active cases of the coronavirus in Ontario, including 580 people hospitalized with COVID-19.
According to public health there are 75 active outbreaks at long-term care homes, 32 active out breaks at retirement homes and four active outbreaks at hospitals.
There have been 19,941 tests processed since yesterday's provincial report.
In Ontario, the incidence rate of COVID-19 is 210.8 cases per 100,000 population. The rate varies between health units with figures as low as 25 cases per 100,000 people in Renfrew County, and as high as 377 cases per 100,000 people in Toronto.
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 9 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 - 21 cases, rate of 18.4 per 100,000 population. The last positive test was confirmed May 23. All of the known cases are resolved.
• 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, 27 are resolved and there has been one virus-related death. There is one known active case, a woman aged 60 to 79 who is in hospital.
• 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 seven people have died. There is still one known active case 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 - 85 cases, rate of 56.7 per 100,000 population. There are 80 resolved cases and one person has died. There are four known active cases, two which are hospitalized.
• Northwestern Health Unit - 27 cases, rate of 30.8 per 100,000 population. The health unit is reporting 25 cases, with 22 being resolved, and three known active cases.
The Ontario rate of infection per 100,000 population is 210.8.
