Ontario Public Health is reporting more recoveries than new cases of COVID-19 today.
There were another 437 cases included in this morning’s report and 491 new recoveries.
However, the province will list a case as recovered after 14 days has passed since the reported symptom onset date. It is possible some people are still experiencing symptoms and remain in self-isolating past the 14-day period.
The province also reported another 24 deaths today and five more outbreaks at long-term care homes.
There are currently 938 people hospitalized with COVID-19, including 252 in intensive care and 195 on ventilators.
The province is reporting there were 12,020 tests processed on Friday, bringing the cumulative total of tests completed to 229,638.
There are 7,417 tests awaiting results.
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 14,432 cases of COVID-19 confirmed by a lab, of those 8,000 have now recovered (55.4 per cent) and 835 have died (5.8 per cent).
Approximately 55 per cent of the province’s overall cases have been in people under 60. In total, 41.6 per cent of the province’s cases are male and 57.4 per cent are female.
The Ministry of Long-term Care is reporting 147 outbreaks at long-term care facilities and 31 outbreaks now declared resolved. Since January 15, there have been 2,520 confirmed cases in residents, 1,161 cases in staff, and 654 deaths of residents.
Ontario Public Health (whose numbers lag behind the Ministry’s) is reporting 167 outbreaks, 2,185 infected patients, 1,013 infected staff and 454 resident deaths.
The province is now including a list of long-term care homes in the outbreak in Ontario. On the list is St. Joseph's Villa, a 128-bed facility in Sudbury.
According to the stats from the Ministry of Long-Term care, there are “fewer than five” resident cases confirmed St. Joseph's Villa, and fewer than five confirmed staff cases. No resident deaths have been attributed to COVID-19.
In Northern Ontario, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit has the highest number of confirmed cases, with 64. 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 67.1 per 100,000 people.
According to today's report, which includes data from Jan. 15 to April 25, 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 - 13 cases, rate of 11.4 per 100,000 population
- North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit - 14 cases, rate of 10.8 per 100,000 population
- Porcupine Health Unit - 56, rate of 67.1 per 100,000 population (58 cases actually been confirmed)
- Public Health Sudbury and Districts - 50 cases, rate of 25.1 per 100,000 population
- Timiskaming Health Unit - 12 cases, rate of 36.7 per 100,000
- Thunder Bay District Health Unit - 64 cases, rate of 42.7 per 100,000 population
- Northwestern Health Unit - 15 cases, rate of 17.1 per 100,000 population
In Northeastern Ontario, there have been 145 confirmed cases, and the rate is 25.9 per 100,000 population. In Northwestern Ontario, there have been 79 cases and a rate of 33.2. The provincial rate per 100,000 population is 97.1
