For the first time in months, Ontario has reported fewer than 100 new COVID-19 cases today.
The province's public health agency reported 76 new cases today, which is the lowest reported cases in a single day since March 22 for Ontario.
Of today's new cases, 29 are individuals between the ages of 20 and 39 years old and another 25 are between the ages of 40 and 59 years old.
The provincial government announced today Toronto and Peel regions will move into Stage 3 on Friday, leaving Windsor-Essex as the only health unit in the province still in Stage 2.
Toronto Public Health has removed 13 cases from its report to Public Health Ontario today, and Peel Public Health reported just four cases based on today's epidemiological summary.
Windsor-Essex has once again reported the highest number of new cases with 22 added to today's report.
Ontario's health minister Christine Elliott tweeted her "full support" to Windsor-Essex Public Health officials as they work to contain the virus locally.
There was one new death reported today, an individual over the age of 80.
The province has now confirmed 38,896 cases of COVID-19 in Ontario since the pandemic began and 89 per cent of those (34,741 cases) are now recovered. There have been 2,769 deaths reported.
Of the remaining 1,386 active, lab-confirmed cases in the province, 91 people are hospitalized including 28 people in intensive care and 17 people on ventilators.
Since last report, Ontario labs have processed 27,308 COVID-19 tests, bringing the cumulative tests-processed total to 2.1 million.
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 652 cases of COVID-19 to date, with 621 of those cases located in Simcoe County. There are 589 cases now recovered and 36 people have died in the region. The health unit indicates there are 27 active cases in the region – all in Simcoe County – and four of those cases are hospitalized.
In Simcoe Muskoka, the incidence rate for the coronavirus is 109.7 cases per 100,000 people in the population.
| Municipality | Total cases | Recoveries | Deaths | In Hospital | Last case reported | Incidence rate* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie | 200 | 177 | 14 | July 23 | 134 | |
| Bradford W-G | 129 | 113 | 12 | July 27 | 300.2 | |
| New Tecumseth | 81 | 79 | 1 | 1 | July 20 | 195.5 |
| Innisfil | 53 | 51 | 1 | July 23 | 130.1 | |
| Orillia | 18 | 15 | 2 | July 22 | 53.8 | |
| Collingwood | 16 | 15 | July 20 | 66.7 | ||
| Wasaga Beach | 15 | 14 | 1 | June 19 | 65.2 | |
| Clearview | 9 | 7 | 1 | July 27 | 60.9 | |
| Springwater | 15 | 14 | 1 | July 20 | 71.4 | |
| Midland | 12 | 10 | 1 | July 24 | 66.9 | |
| Oro-Medonte | 8 | 5 | 2 | July 17 | not released | |
| Adjala-Tosorontio | 9 | 9 | June 16 | 77.2 | ||
| Essa | 17 | 15 | 1 | July 22 | 66.9 | |
| Ramara | 10 | 10 | June 23 | 96.3 | ||
| Tiny | 6 | 6 | July 16 | not released | ||
| Tay | 9 | 8 | July 23 | not released | ||
| Penetanguishene | 7 | 6 | 1 | July 23 | not released | |
| Severn | 7 | 5 | July 27 | not released |
*Incidence rate is number of cases per 100,000 people in the local population.
