The number of new COVID-19 cases reported today is on par with how many people have recovered from the disease since the last provincial report on Friday.
Public Health Ontario is reporting 206 new cases of COVID-19 this morning.
That brings the total number of cases in the province to 33,301. Of those, 28,468 cases have recovered, or 85.5 per cent.
The health organization also says 218 people have recovered since the last update on Friday.
Around 16 per cent of all cases (5,345) in Ontario are among long-term care residents. Additionally, 6.5 per cent of COVID cases (2,153) are in health-care workers associated with long-term care outbreaks.
There have now been 2,595 deaths from the coronavirus in the province, including 1,651 in long-term care homes, which represents about two-thirds of all fatal cases.
More than 1.15 million tests have now been completed in Ontario, including 27,387 on Friday. Health officials are currently investigating 16,963 of those cases.
The number of people currently hospitalized in Ontario with COVID-19 sits at 333, with 80 people being cared for in an intensive care unit (ICU). There are also 63 people on a ventilator.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit has the highest number of confirmed cases. The Porcupine Health Unit, which covers Timmins and the surrounding area, still has the highest rate of confirmed cases per 100,000 population.
Today's provincial report includes data from Jan. 15 to June 19 and includes the rate of confirmed cases per 100,000 population. Data included on resolved cases and last known confirmed is from each health unit's respective website. The breakdown for Northern Ontario health units is:
- Algoma Public Health - 24 cases, rate of 20.1 per 100,000 population. There are two known active cases and 22 resolved cases.
- North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit - 30 cases, rate of 21.6 per 100,000 population. The health unit has reported 30 cases. Of those, 28 are resolved and there has been one death. There is one known active case.
- Porcupine Health Unit - 65, rate of 77.9 per 100,000 population. The last confirmed case was May 10. Of the confirmed cases, 57 are resolved and eight people have died. There are no known active cases of the virus.
- Public Health Sudbury and Districts - 66 cases, rate of 33.2 per 100,000 population. The last positive test was reported May 14. Two people have died, and 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.
- Thunder Bay District Health Unit - 87 cases, rate of 58 per 100,000 population. The health unit has reported 89 confirmed cases. There are 82 resolved cases and one person has died. There are six known active cases, four of which are hospitalized.
- Northwestern Health Unit - 28 cases, rate of 31.9 per 100,000 population. The health unit is reporting 30 cases, 25 of which are resolved.
The Ontario rate of infection per 100,000 population is 222.6.
