Public Health Ontario is back to reporting fewer than 200 new cases of COVID-19 in the province after a brief increase yesterday.
The province's public health agency confirmed 157 new cases of the coronavirus in the daily report today, which is down by exactly 100 cases compared to yesterday.
The number of new cases reported today is among one of the lowest reported by the province. On June 26, the province reported 111 new cases, and except for that day, the province hasn't reported daily case increases as low as 157 since March.
Again today, the highest percentage of new cases (47 per cent) were individuals aged 20 to 39. The second-highest percentage of cases (21 per cent) were individuals in the 40 to 59 years old category.
Toronto Public Health that reported the most number of new cases, with 47 new cases from Toronto reported to Public Health Ontario, Though Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported 177 new cases yesterday, they reported 17 today.
The province confirmed seven more deaths of COVID-19 patients today, including six people over the age of 50 and one person between 60 and 79 years old.
To-date, the province has confirmed 2,672 deaths of COVID-19 patients, including 1,710 residents of long-term care homes,
There have been 35,068 lab-confirmed cases of COVID in Ontario, and 30,344 of those cases are now reported recovered. There are 2,052 active cases of the virus in Ontario. There are currently 213 people hospitalized with COVId, including 42 patients in intensive care and 34 on ventilators.
Today, the province reported a slight dip in tests processed compared to the last few days. There have been 23,759 tests reported processed in Ontario labs since yesterday. Over the past five days, daily testing numbers have been at or above 30,000 processed every 24 hours.
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has confirmed 600 cases of the coronavirus in the region to-date, and reported 491 of those cases as recovered. There have been 36 deaths linked to COVID in the region since March.
There are 73 active cases of COVID-19 in the region (69 in Simcoe County), including four people who have been hospitalized with the virus.
The average incidence rate for the province of Ontario is 235.9 cases per 100,000 people, and the rate for Simcoe County is 108.7 cases per 100,000 people.
| Municipality | Total cases | Recoveries | Deaths | In Hospital | Last case reported | Incidence rate* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie | 183 | 149 | 14 | June 29 | 122.6 | |
| Bradford W-G | 124 | 103 | 12 | June 29 | 288.6 | |
| New Tecumseth | 76 | 54 | 1 | 2 | June 29 | 183.4 |
| Innisfil | 49 | 40 | 1 | June 29 | 120.3 | |
| Orillia | 18 | 16 | 2 | June 23 | 53.8 | |
| Collingwood | 15 | 15 | May 19 | 62.5 | ||
| Wasaga Beach | 15 | 13 | 1 | June 19 | 65.2 | |
| Clearview | 8 | 6 | 1 | June 15 | not released | |
| Springwater | 13 | 11 | 1 | June 22 | 61.9 | |
| Midland | 7 | 6 | June 29 | not released | ||
| Oro-Medonte | 6 | 4 | 2 | June 1 | not released | |
| Adjala-Tosorontio | 9 | 9 | June 16 | 77.2 | ||
| Essa | 15 | 13 | 1 | June 19 | 62.7 | |
| Ramara | 10 | 8 | June 23 | 96.3 | ||
| Tiny | 4 | 4 | June 22 | not released | ||
| Tay | 6 | 5 | June 29 | not released | ||
| Penetanguishene | 6 | 6 | June 12 | not released | ||
| Severn | 10 | 8 | 1 | June 23 | 66.8 |
*Incidence rate is the number of cases per 100,000 of the population for that municipality
