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Ontario confirms 178 new COVID cases today

There are now 1,889 active cases of COVID-19 in Ontario
Erika Engel
Erika Engel
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Ontario's daily report of new COVID cases has climbed slightly again today with 178 new cases confirmed. 

Of today's new cases, 82 of those who tested positive were between the ages of 20 and 39.

Friday saw a dip in new cases with 111 reported. On Saturday, the province reported 160 new cases. 

The number of tests processed has been hovering around 30,000 per day with 28,633 reported processed since the last report. 

The province is reporting six more deaths related to COVID-19 today, all of which were individuals over the age of 60, and five were over the age of 80. 

Since January, Public Health Ontario has confirmed 34,654 cases of the coronavirus and reported 30,107 recoveries and 2,658 deaths. 

There are now 1,889 active cases of COVID-19 in Ontario. 

Today's provincial report includes data from Jan. 15 to June 27 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 - 24 cases, rate of 21 per 100,000 population. All of the cases are resolved.
  • North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit - 29 cases, rate of 22.4 per 100,000 population. The health unit has reported 30 cases. Of those, 29 are resolved and there has been one death. There are no known active cases.
  • Porcupine Health Unit - 67, rate of 80.3 per 100,000 population. Of the confirmed cases, 57 are resolved and eight people have died. There are two known active cases of the virus. The last positive test was done June 21.
  • Public Health Sudbury and Districts - 67 cases, rate of 33.7 per 100,000 population. There are 64 resolved cases and two people have died. There is one known active case.
  • 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 - 91 cases, rate of 60.7 per 100,000 population. The health unit has 90 cases listed, including 86 resolved cases and one person has died. There are three known active cases, one of which is hospitalized.
  • Northwestern Health Unit - 36 cases, rate of 41.1  per 100,000 population. There are 27 resolved cases and nine active ones.

The Ontario rate of infection per 100,000 population is 233.1.