The province has confirmed 625 new COVID-19 cases today, based on data reported by Ontario health units yesterday.
Public Health Ontario has also reported four more deaths related to the coronavirus today, including one person between 60 and 79 years old and three people over the age of 80. Three of the deaths reported today were residents of long-term care homes.
Another 17 people have been hospitalized with COVID-19 since yesterday's report.
Of today's 625 cases, 288 were reported by Toronto Public Health, 64 by Ottawa Public Health, 97 by Peel Public Health, and another 41 by York Region Public Health.
A majority of the new cases reported today are people under 40 (388 cases), and another 169 cases are individuals between 40 and 59 years old.
To date, the province has reported 51,710 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19, and of those 43,907 people have recovered and another 2,848 people have died.
There are currently 4,955 active cases of COVID-19 in Ontario including 150 people who are hospitalized with the coronavirus. There are 35 COVID patients in intensive care units and 17 of those patients are on ventilators.
Since yesterday's report, the province has reported another 35,753 tests processed in a 24-hour period with 67,126 tests awaiting results. Ontario labs have processed 3.9 million COVID tests since January.
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported a total of 884 cases of COVID-19, with 823 of those in Simcoe County. There are now 751 cases listed as recovered. There are no hospitalizations reported on the health unit website. Thirty-eight people have died.
The health unit indicates there are 78 unrecovered cases in Simcoe County, and 92 active cases in the region.
| Municipality | Total cases** | Recoveries | Deaths | In Hospital | Last case reported | Incidence rate* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie | 310 | 258 | 14 | Sept. 29 | 208 | |
| Bradford W-G | 157 | 134 | 12 | Sept. 29 | 365 | |
| New Tecumseth | 102 | 89 | 2 | Sept. 28 | 246 | |
| Innisfil | 62 | 55 | Sept. 29 | 152 | ||
| Orillia | 25 | 20 | 2 | Sept. 28 | 75 | |
| Collingwood | 17 | 17 | Sept. 20 | 71 | ||
| Wasaga Beach | 23 | 19 | 1 | Sept. 22 | 100 | |
| Clearview | 10 | 8 | 1 | Sept. 28 | 68 | |
| Springwater | 16 | 15 | 1 | Sept. 9 | 76 | |
| Midland | 12 | 12 | July 24 | 67 | ||
| Oro-Medonte | 11 | 8 | 2 | Sept. 17 | 47 | |
| Adjala-Tosorontio | 10 | 9 | Sept. 22 | 86 | ||
| Essa | 21 | 19 | 1 | Sept. 29 | 88 | |
| 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.
