Ontario has confirmed another 483 cases of COVID-19 this morning and a record-breaking 43 deaths since yesterday’s report.
This is the second-highest daily increase in cases recorded by the province. On April 8, the province reported 552 new cases, and on April 9, the province also reported 483 new cases.
There have been a total of 7,952 lab-confirmed cases in Ontario since the beginning of the pandemic, including 3,568 recoveries, and 334 deaths.
There are now 769 people in hospital with COVID-19, including 255 patients in an intensive care unit. There are 199 people with COVID-19 on ventilators in the province.
The number of community-acquired cases is climbing with nearly 24 per cent of the cases (1,883) confirmed in the province reported as community transmission. Ontario Public Health is reporting 14.5 per cent of cases (1,151) had a travel history 14 days prior to becoming ill, and 16.4 per cent of cases (1,306) are considered close contacts of other known cases. The province still lists 45.5 per cent (3,613) of the transmission sources for its confirmed cases as pending.
The province is also reporting 93 outbreaks in long-term care homes and 27 outbreaks at hospitals. There are 813 cases reported among residents of long-term care homes, and 437 in staff of long-term care homes.
Ontario Public Health is reporting 135 deaths of long-term care residents attributed to confirmed COVID-19 outbreaks.
Dr. Theresa Tam, the chief public health officer, said half the country’s deaths (700) have been nursing and retirement home patients.
"Even as the numbers of cases slows down the number of deaths, unfortunately, are expected to increase," Tam said at a media briefing in Ottawa.
Last week the federal government released its projected trajectory for the outbreak. The total number of deaths projected in Canada — between 4,400 and 44,000 in the best-case scenario — was based on a fatality rate of 1.1 per cent.
On Monday, Tam said that fatality rate is expected to rise given the outbreaks in long-term care homes across the country.
According to today's report, which includes data from Jan. 15 to April 13, the number of cases at other Northern Ontario health units, as well as the rate of confirmed cases per 100,000 population are:
• Algoma Public Health - 10 cases, rate of 8.7 per 100,000 population
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit - 10 cases, rate of 7.7 per 100,000 population
• Porcupine Health Unit - 39, rate of 46.7 per 100,000 population
• Public Health Sudbury and Districts - 37 cases, rate of 18.6 per 100,000 population
• Timiskaming Health Unit - 7 cases, rate of 21.4 per 100,000
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit - 32 cases, rate of 21.3 per 100,000 population
• Northwestern Health Unit - 10 cases, rate of 11.4 per 100,000 population
In Northeastern Ontario, there are currently 103 confirmed cases, and the rate is 18.4 per 100,000 population. In Northwestern Ontario, there are 42 cases and a rate of 17.7. The provincial rate per 100,000 population is 53.5.
