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Ontario confirms 1,589 new COVID cases today

For the first time since the pandemic started, Public Health Ontario is reporting more than 13,000 active, lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province
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Public Health Ontario has marked two milestones today with a new record number of daily cases and an all-time high number of active cases. 

The province reported 1,589 new cases today, which is one more case than the previous record, which was set on Saturday (Nov. 21) with 1,588 new cases. This is the ninth time this month the province has reported a new daily case count record. 

There are 13,004 active, lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province according to the province's public health agency. This is the first time the number of active cases has reached 13,000. 

The province has also confirmed 19 deaths related to COVID-19 today. The deaths include one person between the ages of 20 and 39 years old, one person between the ages of 40 and 59 years old, five people between the ages of 60 and 79 years old, and 12 people over the age of 80. Eleven of the people who died were residents at long-term care homes.

Since yesterday, 42 people have been hospitalized due to the coronavirus, and six people with COVID-19 were admitted to intensive care units. 

The province reported 1,484 new recoveries today. 

Of the 1,589 new cases reported today, 535 cases were from Peel, 336 were from Toronto, and 205 were from York Region. 

The province has reported 60 new school-related cases today, 51 of which are student cases. There have been 1,133 school-related cases reported in the last 14 days, and 3,870 school-related cases reported to date. There are three Ontario schools closed because of COVID-19, and 676 schools currently have one or more reported cases.

There are currently 13,004 active, lab-confirmed cases in the province, which is up from 12,918 reported yesterday. Of those cases, 507 people are hospitalized (up from 484 yesterday) and 156 COVID patients are being treated in intensive care units. There are 92 COVID patients on ventilators (up from 89 yesterday). 

Provincial public health labs have processed 37,471 COVID-19 tests, which produced a 4.6 per cent positivity rate. 

To date, Public Health Ontario has confirmed 105,501 cases of COVID-19 and reported 88,992 recoveries and 3,505 deaths. 

The cumulative average incidence rate for COVID-19 in Ontario is 709.8 cases per 100,000 people. The weekly incidence rate from Nov. 13 to 19 was 64.2 cases per 100,000 people.

In Northern Ontario, all but two of the health unit regions are currently classified as green under the province’s new regional restrictions. It means the areas are permitted the broadest allowance of Stage 3 activities.

Public Health Sudbury and District and Thunder Bay District Health Unit are in the yellow (protect) restriction level.

The breakdown of Public Health Ontario data for the rate of cases for Northern Ontario health units is:

  • Algoma Public Health: 58 cases, rate of 50.7 per 100,000 people. There is one known active case. The last case was reported Nov. 15.

  • North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit: 65 cases, rate of 50.1 per 100,000 people. There are 11 known active cases. The last cases were reported Nov. 20.

  • Porcupine Health Unit: 106, rate of 127 per 100,000 people. There are four known active cases. The last case was reported Nov. 20.

  • Public Health Sudbury and Districts: 219 cases, rate of 110 per 100,000 people. There are 11 known active cases. The last case was reported Nov. 23.

  • Timiskaming Health Unit: 20 cases, rate of 61.2 per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 18 cases. There is one known active case. The last case was reported Nov. 15.

  • Northwestern Health Unit: 103 cases, rate of 117.5 per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 94 confirmed cases and two probable cases. There are 12 known active cases. The last case was reported Nov. 22.

  • Thunder Bay District Health Unit: 234 cases, rate of 156 per 100,000 people. The health unit has reported 233 cases. There are 78 known active cases. The last cases were reported Nov. 23.

The Ontario rate of infection is 709.8. 

At the time of this story, Algoma Public Health, North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit, and Northwestern Health Unit had not updated their respective active case numbers for Monday, Nov. 23.