Public Health Ontario has reported another 230 cases of COVID-19 today, which is a 0.7 per cent increase in the total number of lab-confirmed cases in the province.
The number of recoveries reported today is higher than the new cases, with 337 new resolved cases added to Ontario’s daily update.
A case is considered resolved if the person who is positive is not hospitalized and 14 days has passed since the first date of symptom onset.
There are now 24,929 resolved cases reported by Public Health Ontario, which is 79.9 per cent of the total cases confirmed in the province to date (31,090 cases).
There have been another 14 deaths attributed to the coronavirus, according to today’s update.
The 14 deaths include five people between the ages of 60 and 79 and nine people over the age of 80.
There are now 2,464 deaths reported by Public Health Ontario, which is 7.9 per cent of the total number of cases confirmed in the province.
The Ministry of Long-Term Care reports there have been 1,738 deaths of long-term care residents. Public Health Ontario has only included 1,585 of those deaths in its report so far.
Of the total 31,090 cases, 37.7 per cent of those who have tested positive for the coronavirus have been aged 60 or older, and 67.4 per cent of the cases have been reported by public health units in the Greater Toronto Area.
There are 3,797 active cases of COVID-19 in Ontario currently, and public health reports indicate 600 of those people are hospitalized with 116 in intensive care and 88 patients on ventilators.
There have been 13,509 tests completed since the last Public Health Ontario report.
The incidence rate for Ontario is 209.2 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people in the population.
There are nine known active cases of the virus 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 8 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 - 25 cases, rate of 28.5 per 100,000 population. Of the positive tests, 22 cases are resolved. There are three known active cases.
The Ontario rate of infection per 100,000 population is 209.2.