Ontario Public Health is reporting 653 new positive COVID-19 cases today.
That's down from Friday's record-setting 732 cases, although several cases were added yesterday as part of a "data review."
There have now been 53,633 lab-confirmed cases in the province, of which 45,285 people have recovered, including 435 patients since the last report on Friday.
There have also been four more fatalities due to the virus, as well as 37 additional deaths linked to the data review, mostly linked to long-term care facilities. That brings the overall death toll to 2,968.
Approximately two-thirds of all COVID-related deaths in Ontario (1,948) have occurred in long-term care.
There are currently 5,380 active cases in Ontario.
Since yesterday's report, 46,254 new tests have been completed in the previous 24-hour period, bringing the provincial total to just over four million. Of those, 91,322 remain under investigation.
There are 155 people hospitalized with COVID-19, a decrease of 12 from Friday. Forty-one of those in hospital are in intensive care, an increase of three from the previous day. Twenty-three patients are on ventilators, which is an increase of two since yesterday.
The breakdown for the Northern Ontario health units is:
- Algoma Public Health: 33 cases, rate of 28.8 per 100,000 population. The health unit has reported 34 cases. There are two known active cases.
- North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit: 38 cases, rate of 29.3 per 100,000 population. The health unit has reported 40 cases. There are no known active cases.
- Porcupine Health Unit: 83, rate of 99.5 per 100,000 population. The health unit has reported 84 cases. There are two known active cases.
- Public Health Sudbury and Districts: 108 cases, rate of 54.3 per 100,000 population. There are two known active cases.
- Timiskaming Health Unit: 18 cases, rate of 55.1 per 100,000. There are two known active cases.
- Northwestern Health Unit: 56 cases, rate of 63.9 per 100,000. The health unit has reported 65 cases and one probable case. There are 15 known active cases.
- Thunder Bay District Health Unit: 107 cases, rate of 71.4 per 100,000. There are two known active cases.
The Ontario rate of infection is 356.4.