Public Health Ontario has confirmed 114 new cases of COVID-19 today, and one new death.
A person over the age of 80 has died with COVID-19. There are now 1,924 COVID-related deaths of individuals over 80 years old, which is 31.5 per cent of all the cases confirmed in those over 80.
Ninety of today's 114 new cases were reported by just four of the province's 34 health units. The remaining health units reported between zero and five new cases for today's update.
Toronto Public Health reported 41 of today's cases, Ottawa reported 21, Peel reported 16, and York Region Public Health reported 12 new cases.
Public Health Ontario reported a total of 3,100 new COVID-19 cases during the month of August, that's compared to 3,992 during the month of July. In April, during the peak of COVID-19 spread in Ontario, there were 13,795 cases confirmed through lab testing.
So far, the province has confirmed 42,309 cases of COVID-19 since January, with 38,277 cases now reported recovered and 2,811 cases ending in death.
Currently, there are 1,221 active, lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario, and at least 49 people are hospitalized with the coronavirus, including 18 people in intensive care and nine patients on ventilators.
Since last report, the province has confirmed 25,098 COVID-19 tests have been processed and another 13,542 are awaiting results.
As of Friday, Aug. 28, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has now reported a total of 703 coronavirus cases in the region, with 671 of the cases in Simcoe County. Of those, 632 cases are now listed as recovered and 37 people have died.
There are 34 cases of COVID in Simcoe County not reported recovered, including 23 in Barrie, four in Bradford, two in Innisfil, one in Wasaga Beach, two in Essa, one in Tiny Township, and one in Penetanguishene. One person is hospitalized in Barrie.
| Municipality | Total cases** | Recoveries | Deaths | In Hospital | Last case reported | Incidence rate* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie | 222 | 185 | 14 | 1 | Aug. 28 | 148.7 |
| Bradford W-G | 138 | 122 | 12 | Aug. 28 | 321.2 | |
| New Tecumseth | 85 | 84 | 1 | Aug. 21 | 202.7 | |
| Innisfil | 55 | 53 | Aug. 21 | 137.4 | ||
| Orillia | 19 | 17 | 2 | July 30 | 56.8 | |
| Collingwood | 17 | 17 | Aug. 20 | 70.9 | ||
| Wasaga Beach | 17 | 15 | 1 | Aug. 26 | 73.9 | |
| Clearview | 9 | 8 | 1 | July 27 | 60.9 | |
| Springwater | 15 | 14 | 1 | July 20 | 71.4 | |
| Midland | 12 | 12 | July 24 | 66.9 | ||
| Oro-Medonte | 9 | 7 | 2 | Aug. 4 | 38.6 | |
| Adjala-Tosorontio | 9 | 9 | June 16 | 77.2 | ||
| Essa | 20 | 17 | 1 | Aug. 17 | 79.4 | |
| Ramara | 12 | 12 | Aug. 5 | 115.6 | ||
| Tiny | 7 | 6 | Aug. 28 | not released | ||
| Tay | 9 | 9 | July 23 | not released | ||
| Penetanguishene | 9 | 7 | 1 | Aug. 19 | 92.9 | |
| Severn | 7 | 7 | July 27 | 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.
