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Recovered COVID-19 patients in Ontario now total more than 12,000, with more than 600 new recoveries logged today.
Public Health Ontario (OPH) is reporting 434 new lab-confirmed cases of the coronavirus today, 615 recoveries, and 40 deaths.
Today’s report includes results from 17,146 tests completed on Friday. There are 9,785 tests still awaiting results, and the province has completed 327,505 COVID-19 tests to date.
According to the data posted by OPH there are now 1,010 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, and 232 of those people are in intensive care. There are 174 people on ventilators with COVID-19 in Ontario.
About 12 per cent of the province’s cases reported since January 15 have been hospitalized.
Of the 17,553 cases reported in Ontario since January 15, 12,005 have recovered (68.4 per cent) and 1,216 people have died (6.9 per cent).
The Ministry of Long-Term Care daily report states there are 170 outbreaks in long-term care homes, and there have been 2,719 cases confirmed in residents of long-term care facilities as well as 1,594 cases confirmed in staff. The ministry has indicated there are 954 resident deaths related to COVID-19 and one staff member has died as a result of the virus.
OPH is reporting 590 deaths in long-term care residents (of the total 1,216 deaths reported by the province). Their numbers typically lag behind those reported by the Ministry of Long-Term Care.
There are also 2,640 confirmed cases reported in health care workers, which is about 15 per cent of the total cases reported in Ontario. The province has provided priority testing for health care workers for most of the pandemic.
About 36 per cent of the province’s cases are related to community transmission, 20.7 per cent are close contact cases, and 6.9 per cent are travel related. The remaining 36 per cent lists transmission information as pending.
Locally, there have been 13 confirmed cases of the virus. Of those, 12 cases are resolved and no one has died.
In Northern Ontario, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit has the highest number of confirmed cases, with 76. 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 70.7 per 100,000 people.
According to today's report, which includes data from Jan. 15 to May 1, 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 - 16 cases, rate of 12.3 per 100,000 population
- Porcupine Health Unit - 59, rate of 70.7 per 100,000 population (60 cases have now been confirmed)
- Public Health Sudbury and Districts - 57 cases, rate of 28.6 per 100,000 population
- Timiskaming Health Unit - 18 cases, rate of 55.1 per 100,000
- Thunder Bay District Health Unit - 76 cases, rate of 50.7 per 100,000 population
- Northwestern Health Unit - 15 cases, rate of 17.1 per 100,000 population
According to the report, in Northeastern Ontario, there have been 163 confirmed cases, and the rate is 29.1 per 100,000 population. In Northwestern Ontario, there have been 91 cases and a rate of 38.3. The provincial rate per 100,000 population is 118.1
