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Ontario reports 987 new COVID cases today

56 people have been hospitalized since yesterday's update, and 16 people have died
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Public Health Ontario has confirmed 987 new cases of COVID-19 today, as well as 945 recoveries and 16 deaths. 

According to the epidemiology report released this morning, one person between 60 and 79 years old, and 15 people over the age of 80 have died. Among those reported deaths, 11 people were residents at long-term care homes. 

Fifty-six people have been hospitalized with the coronavirus since yesterday's report and six COVID patients have been admitted to intensive care units. 

More than half of the cases reported today are from Toronto and the GTA with Toronto reporting 319 new cases and Peel reporting 299 new cases. York region reported 85 cases for today's update and Durham reported 62.

Among the 987 cases reported today, 638 cases are individuals between 20 and 59 years old. Today's report also includes 101 school-age cases including 18 kids between four and eight years old, 45 kids between nine and 13 years old, and 38 kids between 14 and 17 years old. 

The province noted a total of 116 school-related cases today. There have now been 2,476 school-related cases reported at 581 schools across the province. There are also 16 new confirmed cases in child care centres and homes reported today, bringing the total number of cases reported in child care facilities thus far to 468. 

There are currently 76 active COVID outbreaks at long-term care homes, 57 outbreaks at retirement homes, and 19 outbreaks at hospitals across the province.

According to today's report, Ontario labs have processed 28,567 COVID tests since yesterday's update, and there are 33,087 tests awaiting processing. About four per cent of the people who are tested for COVID test positive, based on the overall provincial per cent positivity rate. 

Of the current 8,321 active, lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19, there are 367 people hospitalized with the coronavirus, including 75 COVID patients in intensive care units and 44 COVID patients on ventilators. 

The province has confirmed 79,692 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and reported 68,189 of those cases as recovered (85.6 per cent), and 3,182 of those cases as ending in death (four per cent). 

The average incidence rate for COVID-19 in Ontario is 536.1 cases per 100,000 people. 

In the local region, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported a total of 1,455 cases of COVID-19, with 1,374 of those in Simcoe County. There are 1,192 cases listed as recovered and 207 active cases in the region. Seven people are currently hospitalized. The health unit has recorded 50 deaths.

The incidence rate for Simcoe County is 260 cases per 100,000 people.

Case breakdown from Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit by municipality for Simcoe County as of Nov. 3

Municipality Total cases** Recoveries Deaths In Hospital Last case reported Incidence rate*
Barrie ~ 439 390 14   Nov. 3 294
Bradford W-G 250 200 12 1 Nov. 3 582
New Tecumseth 254 164 12 2 Nov. 3 613
Innisfil ~ 126 102 1   Nov. 3 309
Orillia 29 25 3   Oct. 30 87
Collingwood ~ 20 19     Nov. 2 83
Wasaga Beach 29 27 1   Nov. 2 126
Clearview 26 18 1   Nov. 2 176
Springwater 22 20 1   Oct. 27 105
Midland 14 12   1 Oct. 28 78
Oro-Medonte 21 16 2   Oct. 26 90
Adjala-Tosorontio 24 19   1 Nov. 2 206
Essa 44 40 1 1 Nov. 3 184
Ramara 17 14     Nov. 2 164
Tiny 12 12     Nov. 2 92
Tay 19 13     Nov. 2 172
Penetanguishene 18 14 1   Nov. 3 175
Severn 10 9     Oct. 29 67
Georgian Bay 8 7     Oct. 22 not released

~ A Collingwood individual between 18 and 34 years old, a Barrie case and an Innisfil case have been removed from the list and assigned to a different health unit. 

*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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