Ontario has reported 391 new cases of COVID-19 in its daily update this morning.
The new cases represent an increase of 1.8 per cent in the total number of cases in the province.
Public Health Ontario also reported 33 more deaths today and 379 recoveries.
The deaths reported today include 15 people between the ages of 60 and 79, and 18 people over the age of 80.
There are 975 people hospitalized in Ontario with COVID-19, including 180 people in intensive care and 135 patients on ventilators.
There have been 3,799 COVID-19 cases confirmed in health care workers in the province (17 per cent of the total cases).
Today’s update states there were 17,768 tests processed in a single day with a backlog of 10,565 tests awaiting results.
The province has now completed 528,609 tests and reported 22,313 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 this year. Of the total cases in Ontario, 17,020 have recovered (76.3 per cent) and 1,858 people have died (8.3 per cent).
Ontario’s Ministry of Long-Term Care reports there are 186 outbreaks in long-term care homes, 2,490 confirmed cases in residents of those homes, and 1,637 confirmed cases in staff. The ministry has reported 1,360 deaths of residents in long-term care homes as a result of the virus, as well as five staff. Public Health Ontario has reported 835 of those deaths.
Public Health Ontario is also reporting there are 77 hospitals in outbreak and 113 retirement homes.
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 15, 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 - 17 cases, rate of 14.9 per 100,000 population
- North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit - 20 cases, rate of 15.4 per 100,000 population
- Porcupine Health Unit - 65, rate of 77.9 per 100,000 population
- Public Health Sudbury and Districts - 62 cases, rate of 31.2 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 - 18 cases, rate of 20.5 per 100,000 population
According to the report, in Northeastern Ontario, there have been 182 confirmed cases, and the rate is 32.5 per 100,000 population. In Northwestern Ontario, there have been 97 cases and a rate of 40.8. The provincial rate per 100,000 population is 150.1
