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99 new COVID cases confirmed in Ontario today

There are 920 active, lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province
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Ontario Public Health has confirmed 99 new cases of COVID-19 in the province today. That's up slightly from the 81 new cases reported on Sunday, and down from the 106 cases reported on Saturday. 

Based on information compiled from the province's health units by Public Health Ontario, there were actually 101 new cases reported today, but Hamilton public health removed two previously-reported cases, bringing the total down to 99 cases. 

Today's new cases came from 13 of the province's 34 health units, with Toronto and Peel reported 26 and 25 new cases respectively. Ottawa reported 19 new cases, and York reported seven new cases for the provincial summary. 

There were no new deaths reported today, but there were 83 new recoveries noted.

Of today's 99 new cases, there were 23 cases in individuals 19 and under, 41 cases in people aged 20 to 39 years old, and another 22 cases in the 40 to 59-year-old age group.  

The province has now confirmed 40,745 cases of COVID-19 to-date, with 37,036 of those cases reported recovered and 2,789 cases reportedly ending in death. 

Based on the cumulative totals reported by Public Health Ontario, there are 920 active, lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province currently.

Since the last provincial update, there have been 25,567 tests processed, and there are another 15,076 tests awaiting results. 

As of Friday, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 669 cases of COVID-19 to date, with 637 of those cases located in Simcoe County.

There are 623 cases now recovered and 37 people have died in the region. 

There are still nine active cases in the county including residents from Barrie (4), New Tecumseth (2), Innisfil (2), and Ramara (1). There is one active case in Muskoka. One person from New Tecumseth and one person from Ramara is hospitalized with COVID-19.

In Simcoe-Muskoka, the incidence rate for the coronavirus is 112.5 cases per 100,000 people in the population. 

Case breakdown by municipality for Simcoe County as of Aug. 14.

Municipality Total cases** Recoveries Deaths In Hospital Last case reported Incidence rate*
Barrie 201 183 14   Aug. 10 134.6
Bradford W-G 134 122 12   Aug. 4 311.9
New Tecumseth 84 81 1 1 Aug. 10 202.7
Innisfil 54 52     Aug. 13 132.5
Orillia 19 17 2   July 30 56.8
Collingwood 16 16     July 20 66.7
Wasaga Beach 15 14 1   June 19 65.2
Clearview 9 8 1   July 27 60.9
Springwater 15 14 1   July 20 71.4
Midland 12 12     July 24 66.9
Oro-Medonte 9 7 2   Aug. 4 38.6
Adjala-Tosorontio 9 9     June 16 77.2
Essa 18 17 1   Aug. 6 75.3
Ramara 12 11   1 Aug. 5 115.6
Tiny 6 6     July 16 not released
Tay 9 9     July 23 not released
Penetanguishene 8 7 1   July 23 not released
Severn 7 7     July 27 not released

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

** Total cases includes the number of cases currently recovering at home as well as any that have recovered, died, or are in hospital. 


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Erika Engel

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Erika regularly covers all things news in Collingwood as a reporter and editor. She has 15 years of experience as a local journalist
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