Ontario Public Health announced its highest daily figure for positive COVID-19 cases with 732 reported today.
According to a tweet this morning from Health Minister Christine Elliott, due to a data review at Toronto Public Health, "a number of cases and deaths that occurred in the spring or summer are being reported today." More details are expected this morning.
There have now been 52,980 lab-confirmed cases in the province, of which 44,850 people have recovered, including 428 patients since yesterday's report.
There are currently 5,203 active cases in Ontario.
There have also been two more fatalities linked to the virus, bringing the death toll to 2,927. According to Ontario Public Health, there were 74 deaths reported for cases that occurred in the spring or summer that are now being recorded as part of a "data review and data cleaning initiative."
Approximately two-thirds of all deaths in Ontario (1,909) have occurred in long-term care facilities.
Earlier this week, the province hit a high-water mark for new daily cases with 700 announced on Monday. That number fell to 554 on Tuesday, jumped again to 625 on Wednesday before dropping to 538 on Thursday.
Since yesterday's report, 40,093 new tests have been completed in the previous 24-hour period, bringing the provincial total to more than four million now. Of those, 90,513 remain under investigation.
There are 167 hospitalized with COVID-19, 38 of whom are in intenstive care. Twenty-one patients are on ventilators, which is an increase of four since yesterday.
As of yesterday, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit had reported a total of 912 cases of COVID-19. There are now 778 cases listed as recovered. Thirty-eight people have also died in the region since the pandemic began.
| Municipality | Total cases** | Recoveries | Deaths | In Hospital | Last case reported | Incidence rate* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie | 317 | 271 | 14 | Oct. 1 | 212 | |
| Bradford W-G | 168 | 139 | 12 | Oct. 1 | 391 | |
| New Tecumseth | 106 | 91 | 2 | Oct. 1 | 256 | |
| Innisfil | 64 | 57 | Oct. 1 | 157 | ||
| Orillia | 25 | 20 | 2 | Sept. 28 | 75 | |
| Collingwood | 17 | 17 | Sept. 20 | 71 | ||
| Wasaga Beach | 23 | 21 | 1 | Sept. 22 | 100 | |
| Clearview | 12 | 8 | 1 | Oct. 1 | 81 | |
| Springwater | 17 | 15 | 1 | Oct. 1 | 81 | |
| Midland | 12 | 12 | July 24 | 67 | ||
| Oro-Medonte | 12 | 8 | 2 | Sept. 30 | 51 | |
| Adjala-Tosorontio | 10 | 9 | Sept. 30 | 86 | ||
| Essa | 20 | 19 | 1 | Sept. 29 | 84 | |
| Ramara | 13 | 13 | Sept. 8 | 125 | ||
| Tiny | 7 | 7 | Aug. 28 | not released | ||
| Tay | 9 | 9 | July 23 | 81.3 | ||
| Penetanguishene | 10 | 9 | 1 | Sept. 22 | 92.9 | |
| Severn | 8 | 7 | Sept. 29 | not released |
* Incidence rate is number of cases per 100,000 people in the local population.
** Total cases includes the number of cases currently recovering at home as well as any that have recovered, died, or are in hospital.
