Ontario Public Health is reporting another 510 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, and 37 more deaths.
Testing continues to increase as the province is also reporting 10,361 tests completed in a single day with 6,845 still awaiting results.
Recoveries have also increased by 415, bringing the percentage of recovered cases to just over 50 per cent.
There are now 878 people in hospital with COVID-19, including 243 in intensive care units and 192 patients on ventilators.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 12,245 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported, including 6,221 (50.8 per cent) recoveries and 659 deaths (5.4 per cent).
Of the total cases, 1,275 (10.4 per cent) are attributed to travel, 2,205 (18 per cent) are believed to be transmitted through close contact, and 3,836 (31.3 per cent) have been deemed community transmission. The remaining 40 per cent of cases do not list a transmission source.
There are 125 outbreaks reported at long-term care homes in Ontario, and 35 outbreaks at hospitals. There have been 441 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in people aged 80 and over, and 295 deaths of residents in long-term care.
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.
According to today's report, which includes data from Jan. 15 to April 21, 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 - 12 cases, rate of 10.5 per 100,000 population
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit - 14 cases, rate of 10.8 per 100,000 population
• Porcupine Health Unit - 52, rate of 62.3 per 100,000 population (54 cases have since been confirmed)
• Public Health Sudbury and Districts - 46 cases, rate of 23.1 per 100,000 population
• Timiskaming Health Unit - 12 cases, rate of 36.7 per 100,000
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit - 51 cases, rate of 34 per 100,000 population
• Northwestern Health Unit - 13 cases, rate of 14.8 per 100,000 population
In Northeastern Ontario, there are currently 136 confirmed cases, and the rate is 24.3 per 100,000 population. In Northwestern Ontario, there are 64 cases and a rate of 26.9. The provincial rate per 100,000 population is 82.4.
