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There are 137 new COVID cases in Ontario today; 4 deaths reported

The number of new cases is remaining relatively consistent; More than 26,000 tests were completed in Ontario over the last 24 hours
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The number of new cases of the coronavirus is staying relatively consistent.

Public Health Ontario is reporting 137 new COVID-19 cases in the province today; that represents a .7% increase in the overall number of cases. On Saturday, authorities reported 138 new cases.

Among the new cases, 39 are in Toronto, 28 are in Ottawa and 25 are in Windsor.

There were four more deaths reported Sunday, raising the total number of deaths to 2,763.

Over the last 24 hours, more than 26,000 tests for the virus were completed across the province, bringing the total number of tests in Ontario since the pandemic began to 2,044,957.

In total, there have been 38,680 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province since the pandemic began. Almost 89% of those cases have been resolved.

Of the 2,763 deaths of people with COVID-19, 1,792 were residents of long-term care homes while eight were long-term care health workers. Seven per cent of all Ontario cases reported have ended in death.

There are more than 1,500 active, lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province based on Public Health Ontario's epidemiological report. Of those, 87 people are currently hospitalized with 29 patients in intensive care and 21 patients on ventilators.

However, according to today's report, about 30 hospitals did not submit data today, so there may be an increase in the number of hospitalized patients once those hospitals report.

As of today, there are 12 active outbreaks at long-term care homes in Ontario.

In northern Ontario, there are four known active cases.

The breakdown for the health units is:

  • Algoma Public Health - 27 cases, rate of 23.6 per 100,000 population. There are no known active cases.
  • North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit - 35 cases, rate of 27 per 100,000 population. The health unit has reported 37 cases. There are no known active cases.
  • Porcupine Health Unit - 69, rate of 82.7 per 100,000 population. The health unit has reported 70 cases. There is one known active case.
  • Public Health Sudbury and Districts - 71 cases, rate of 33.7 per 100,000 population. There are two known active cases.
  • Timiskaming Health Unit - 18 cases, rate of 55.1 per 100,000. The last positive tests were done April 28. All of the cases are resolved.
  • Northwestern Health Unit - 42 cases, rate of 47.9 per 100,000. There are no known active cases.
  • Thunder Bay District Health Unit - 94 cases, rate of 62 per 100,000. There is one known active case.

*Incidence rate is the number of cases per 100,000 people in the local population.