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Ontario confirms 133 new COVID cases today

The province has now processed more than 3-million COVID-19 tests since January
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Public Health Ontario has confirmed 133 new cases of COVID-19, and is reporting no new deaths today. 

Today, the province also reported the three-millionth COVID-19 test processed. There have been 3,013,892 tests processed in Ontario labs since January, with 24,004 processed since yesterday's report. In March, the province was processing fewer than 1,000 tests per day. By the end of April, the province reached between 15,000 and 20,000 test per day, and since then, Ontario labs have processed as many as 34,000 tests in a day. 

Among today's 133 new cases, are 57 individuals between 20 and 39 years old, and 41 individuals between 40 and 59 years old. There were no new cases reported in anyone over 80 years old. 

According to a breakdown of the cases per health unit included in today's provincial summary, 21 of Ontario's 34 health units reported no new cases. Toronto reported 43 new cases, Peel reported 34 new cases, York Region reported 15, and Ottawa reported 12. Those four health units combined accounted for 78 per cent of the 133 cases reported today. 

To date, the province has confirmed 42,554 cases of COVID-19 and an average incidence rate of 286.3 cases per 100,000 people in the population. 

Public Health Ontario reported another 137 recoveries today bringing the cumulative total of recovered cases to 38,506. The province has also reported 2,812 cases have ended in death. 

There are currently 1,236 active cases of COVID-19 in Ontario including 60 people who are hospitalized with COVID-19. There are 13 patients in intensive care and nine patients on ventilators. 

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has now reported a total of 713 coronavirus cases in the region, with 678 of the cases in Simcoe County. Of those, 642 cases are now listed as recovered and 37 people have died.

There are 32 cases of COVID in Simcoe County not reported recovered, including 25 in Barrie, three in Bradford, two in New Tecumseth, one in Innisfil, and one in Essa. One person is hospitalized in Barrie.

Case breakdown by municipality for Simcoe County as of Sept. 1

Municipality Total cases** Recoveries Deaths In Hospital Last case reported Incidence rate*
Barrie 228 189 14 1 Sept. 1 152.7
Bradford W-G 137 122 12   Aug. 28 321.2
New Tecumseth 87 84 1   Sept. 1 209.9
Innisfil 55 54     Aug. 21 137.4
Orillia 19 17 2   July 30 56.8
Collingwood 17 17     Aug. 20 70.9
Wasaga Beach 17 16 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 18 1   Aug. 17 79.4
Ramara 12 12     Aug. 5 115.6
Tiny 7 7     Aug. 28 not released
Tay 9 9     July 23 not released
Penetanguishene 9 8 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.


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