Ontario Health has reported 483 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, which is about a 9.2 per cent increase in cases.
This is the second-highest daily case report since the pandemic began, however, the per cent increase has been higher (around 11 to 12 per cent) in previous reports.
The per cent increase is calculated by dividing the new cases by the provincial total.
Yesterday, Ontario reported 552 new cases (about 11.6 per cent increase) of lab-confirmed COVID-19, which was the highest daily case report so far, and the first one in the 500s.
The province’s total number of confirmed cases is now at 5,759, with 2,305 of those reported recovered. There are now 200 deaths reported in the province attributed to COVID-19, which is 26 more than were reported yesterday.
There are now 632 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the province, and 264 of those are in intensive care units. There are 214 people on ventilators due to COVID-19.
Of the province’s total confirmed cases, 45.5 per cent are male and 53.8 per cent are female. The largest age group with COVID-19 is those between 40 and 59 years old (1,996). The second-largest demographic is those between 20 and 49 years old (1,464) and the third-largest is those aged 60-79 (1,412).
There are 69 outbreaks reported at long-term care facilities in the province.
There have been 88,698 people tested in the province so far, and there are 1,205 tests currently awaiting results.
The statistics reported by the province are current as of 4 p.m. yesterday (April 8).
There are currently 108 cases reported in Simcoe Muskoka region. Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit reports 40 cases have been linked to travel history, 22 are considered transmissions by close contact to a known case, and 14 are close contact at a long-term care facility (Bradford Valley). There are 29 community-acquired cases and three cases under investigation.
There have been five deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the region, 40 reported recoveries, and there are currently 14 people hospitalized for the virus.
The community breakdown for the confirmed cases is as follows:
The case breakdown for towns and cities in the region is as follows: Collingwood (3), Barrie (20), Orillia (9), Springwater (4), Clearview (2), New Tecumseth (12), Adjala-Tosorontio (2), Bradford West Gwillimbury (27), Essa (2), Innisfil (3), Wasaga Beach (2) Midland (3), Penetanguishene (1), Oro-Medonte (2), Tiny (2), Ramara (2), Gravenhurst (6), Muskoka Lakes (2), and Huntsville (4).
