Public Health Ontario has reported 3,480 new cases of COVID-19 today (April 28).
The new cases reported today include some data catch up of cases not previously reported from health units in the central-western portion of Ontario.
Today's report includes 4,517 recoveries and 24 new deaths.
Today's deaths include one person between 20 and 39 years old, one person between 40 and 59 years old, 12 people between 60 and 79 years old, and 10 people over the age of 79 years old.
The province has reported 197 new hospitalizations since yesterday, and 27 new admissions of COVID-19 patients to intensive care units.
The April 28 update provided by the province's public health agency also reported the following data:
- 38,853active cases, which is down from 39,914 yesterday.
- 2,281 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ontario, down from 2,336 reported yesterday.
- There are 877 patients in intensive care units because of COVID-19 (up from 875 yesterday) and 605 COVID patients on ventilators (up from 589 reported yesterday).
- The province reported 50,194 tests were processed yesterday resulting in a 7.2 per cent positivity rate.
- Another 34,746 tests are still under investigation and/or being processed. To date, 13.9 million tests have been completed.
- Of the 3,480 new cases reported today, 961 are from Toronto, 589 cases are from Peel, 290 are from York Region, and 65 are from Simcoe-Muskoka.
- Today's cases include 648 individuals aged 19 and under, 1,383 people between 20 and 39 years old, 982 people between 40 and 59 years old, 407 people between 60 and 79 years old, and 67 people aged 80 and over.
Vaccines
- There were 116,173 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 administered on April 27, which is up from 94,819 on April 26.
- As of 6 p.m. on April 27, the province reported 4,907,203 doses of vaccine against COVID-19 have been administered.
- In total, 365,166 people have been fully vaccinated.
Public Health Ontario has confirmed 455,606 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and reported 408,765 recoveries and 7,988 deaths, of which 3,919 were individuals living in long-term care facilities.
The cumulative average incidence rate in the province is 3,065.1 cases per 100,000 people in Ontario.
Ontario's average weekly incidence rate is 186.6 cases per 100,000 people, which is down by 10.7 per cent from last week (April 12 to April 18).
There is a provincial shutdown and stay-at-home order in effect until further notice. For more details on the latest regulations, visit the Ontario website here.
Simcoe-Muskoka
Yesterday, the health unit reported 66 new COVID-19 cases in the Simcoe-Muskoka region.
There are 1,331 active, lab-confirmed cases in the region, most of which are in Simcoe County.
Since the start of the pandemic, the local health unit has confirmed 10,154 cases of COVID-19 with 8,156 of those cases recovered and 222 cases ending in death.
There are 50 people from Simcoe County and two people from Muskoka hospitalized with COVID-19.
The weekly incidence rate in the Simcoe-Muskoka region is 108.1 cases per 100,000, which is down 5.5 per cent from the week of April 12 to April 18.
