Public Health Sudbury and Districts (PHSD) has reported one new case of COVID-19 in the region today. PHSD also reported 28 active cases being watched locally.
Also, since the PHSD began tracking COVID-19 cases just over 15 months ago, there have been 2,166 total COVID-19 cases confirmed locally. PHSD also said 2,138 of those cases have now been resolved. The details were outlined on the PHSD website.
PHSD said the one new case is believed to have occurred in Great Sudbury and the suspected cause is under investigation.
PHSD also reports general demographics each day about the people who are becoming infected. No changes were reported other than the fact one new case is listed as unspecified.
Epidemiological data showed that the majority of local cases are persons in the 20 to 39 age category with 712 total cases (no increase).
The next highest group number was 544 cases for the 40 to 59 age group (no increase).
The next highest number was 513 cases for the 19 and under age group (no increase).
Seniors in the 60 to 79 age group amounted to 302 cases total (no increase).
People aged 80 and over are currently the lowest category with 94 cases (no increase).
With respect to COVID-19 testing, 260,302 tests have been performed in the PHSD region; an increase of 221 in 24 hours.
As for local vaccinations, PHSD reported a cumulative total of 179,876 vaccines given in the entire PHSD area.
PHSD is also reporting there are still six cases of "confirmed" variants of the COVID-19 virus.
There are 975 cases that are "screened positive" for variants of concern; no increase in the past 24 hours.
PHSD said additional time is required to genetically sequence the virus in a positive sample and confirm it as a COVID-19 variant of concern.
PHSD has also reported there is still one current active outbreak in the area, at the Discovery Early Learning (Holy Trinity location) day care site. It was declared on June 28.
Also, at Sudbury's Health Sciences North, as of June 28 there was one patient with confirmed COVID-19 at the hospital. That patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). In addition to this there are six admitted patients "being tested" for COVID-19. HSN said none of the patients being tested has been admitted to the ICU at this time.
On the provincial COVID-19 register today, the Ontario government daily website reported 299 new confirmed COVID-19 cases** across the province. Also today, the province reported 25 new deaths had occurred in the past 24 hours.
**About 90 cases from 2020 have been included in Toronto Public Health’s case count today due to a data review and data cleaning initiative.
