After a couple of days of somewhat better numbers, Ontario Health is reporting a big spike in numbers today, citing an 11.6 percent increase in new cases.
The 552 new new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in the last 24 hours is a single-day record for the province. The previous record was 462, reported on April 3.
Today's new cases increases the total number of confirmed cases in Ontario to 5,276.
There have also been 21 deaths in the last 24 hours, raising the total to 174 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Ontario. To date, there have been more than 2,000 recoveries.
According to the provincial agency, there are 605 patients currently hospitalized for COVID-19. Of those, 246 are in intensive care units and 197 of those are on ventilators.
Ontario Health notes 46.1 per cent of cases are male, while 53.3 per cent are female. The agency is reporting that 36.4 per cent of cases are people 60 years of age and older.
The Greater Toronto Area public health units account for 51.8 per cent of cases.
In total, 12.4 per cent of all cases were hospitalized
Ontario Health reports it has tested 84,601 people for COVID-19, and there are 1,102 tests still awaiting results.
There are 58 outbreaks declared at long-term care homes in Ontario; yesterday there were 51. An outbreak is declared after a single case is confirmed in a resident or employee at a long-term care facility.
The statistics reported by the province today are current as of 4 p.m. yesterday.
– With files from Erika Engel
