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COVID-19 in Ontario: January 15, 2020 to January 4, 2021 1
Daily Epidemiologic Summary
COVID-19 in Ontario: January 15, 2020 to January 4, 2021
This report includes the most current information available from CCM and other case management systems (CCM plus) as of January 4, 2021.
Please visit the interactive Ontario COVID-19 Data Tool to explore recent COVID-19 data by public health unit, age group, sex, and trends over time.
A weekly summary report is available with additional information to complement the daily report.
This daily report provides an epidemiologic summary of recent COVID-19 activity in Ontario. The change in cases is determined by taking the cumulative difference between the current day and the previous day.
Highlights There are a total of 197,360 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario reported to date.
Compared to the previous day, this represents:
An increase of 3,128 confirmed cases (percent change of -4.3%)
An increase of 51 deaths (percent change of +75.9%)
An increase of 2,015 resolved cases (percent change of -2.8%)
In this document, the term ‘change in cases’ refers to cases publicly reported by the province for a given day. Data corrections or updates can result in case records being removed and or updated from past reports and may result in subset totals for updated case counts (i.e., age group, gender) differing from the overall updated case counts.
The term public health unit reported date in this document refers to the date local public health units were first notified of the case.
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Case Characteristics
Table 1a. Summary of recent confirmed cases of COVID-19: Ontario
Change in cases
January 3, 2021
Change in cases
January 4, 2021
Percentage change
January 4, 2021 compared to
January 3, 2021
Cumulative case count
as of January 4, 2021
Total number of cases 3,270 3,128 -4.3% 197,360
Number of deaths 29 51 +75.9% 4,730
Number resolved 2,074 2,015 -2.8% 166,790
Note: The number of cases publicly reported by the province each day may not align with case counts reported to public health on a given day; public health unit reported date refers to the date local public health was first notified of the case. Data corrections or updates can result in case records being removed and or updated from past reports.
Data Source: CCM plus
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Table 1b. Summary of recent confirmed cases of COVID-19 by age group and gender: Ontario
Change in cases
January 3, 2021
Change in cases
January 4, 2021
Cumulative case count
as of January 4, 2021
Gender: Male 1,542 1,483 96,459
Gender: Female 1,692 1,650 99,684
Ages: 19 and under 380 450 25,543
Ages: 20-39 1,238 1,140 71,852
Ages: 40-59 979 880 56,977
Ages: 60-79 495 456 28,568
Ages: 80 and over 177 203 14,371
Note: Not all cases have a reported age or gender reported. Data corrections or updates can result in case records being removed and or updated from past reports and may result in subset totals (i.e., age group, gender) differing from past publicly reported case counts.
Data Source: CCM plus
Table 2. Summary of recent confirmed cases of COVID-19 in school aged children by age group, August 30, 2020 to January 4, 2021: Ontario
Change in cases
January 3, 2021
Change in cases
January 4, 2021
Cumulative case count from August 30, 2020
to January 4, 2021
Ages: 4 to 8 56 90 4,105
Ages: 9 to 13 80 92 5,775
Ages: 14 to 17 98 123 5,772
Note: Includes all confirmed cases of COVID-19 for specified ages, regardless of school attendance. Data corrections or updates can result in case records being removed and or updated from past reports and may result in subset totals (i.e., age group) differing from past publicly reported case counts.
Data Source: CCM plus
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Table 3. Summary of recent confirmed cases of COVID-19 in long-term care homes: Ontario
Long-term care home cases Change in cases
January 3, 2021
Change in cases
January 4, 2021
Cumulative case count as of January 4, 2021
Residents 76 142 11,511
Health care workers 37 45 4,479
Deaths among residents 14 22 2,865
Deaths among health care workers
0 0 8
Note: Information on how long-term care home residents and health care workers are identified is available in the technical notes. Also, the change in cases in these categories may represent existing case records that have been updated.
Data Source: CCM plus
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Time
Figure 1. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 by likely acquisition and public health unit reported date: Ontario, January 15, 2020 to January 4, 2021
Data Source: CCM plus
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Figure 2. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 by likely acquisition and approximation of symptom onset date: Ontario, January 15, 2020 to January 4, 2021
Note: Not all cases may have an episode date and those without one are not included in the figure. Episode date is defined and available in the technical notes.
Data Source: CCM plus
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Figure 3. Number of COVID-19 tests completed and percent positivity: Ontario, March 29, 2020 to January 3, 2021
Note: The number of tests performed does not reflect the number of specimens or persons tested. More than one test may be performed per specimen or per person. As such, the percentage of tests that were positive does not necessarily translate to the number of specimens or persons testing positive.
Data Source: The Provincial COVID-19 Diagnostics Network, data reported by member microbiology laboratories.
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Severity Figure 4. Confirmed deaths among COVID-19 cases by date of death: Ontario, March 1, 2020 to January 4, 2021
Note: Cases without a death date are not included in the figure.
Data Source: CCM plus
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Table 4. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 by severity: Ontario
Blank cell Cumulative case count as of January 4, 2021
Percentage of all cases
Cumulative deaths reported (please note there may be a reporting delay for deaths)
4,730 2.4%
Deaths reported in ages: 19 and under 1 < 0.1%
Deaths reported in ages: 20-39 21 < 0.1%
Deaths reported in ages: 40-59 183 0.3%
Deaths reported in ages: 60-79 1,265 4.4%
Deaths reported in ages: 80 and over 3,259 22.7%
Ever in ICU 2,012 1.0%
Ever hospitalized 10,182 5.2%
Note: Not all cases have an age reported. Data corrections or updates can result in case records being removed and/or updated and may result in totals differing from past publicly reported case counts.
Data Source: CCM plus
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Geography
Table 5. Summary of recent confirmed cases of COVID-19 by public health unit and region: Ontario
Public Health Unit Name
Change in cases
January 3, 2021
Change in cases
January 4, 2021
Cumulative case count
Cumulative rate per 100,000 population
Northwestern Health Unit 0 2 179 204.2
Thunder Bay District Health Unit 6 5 604 402.8
TOTAL NORTH WEST 6 7 783 329.5
Algoma Public Health 4 4 85 74.3
North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
3 3 141 108.7
Porcupine Health Unit 1 1 133 159.4
Public Health Sudbury & Districts 1 4 289 145.2
Timiskaming Health Unit 0 0 79 241.7
TOTAL NORTH EAST 9 12 727 130.0
Ottawa Public Health 131 126 10,598 1,004.9
Eastern Ontario Health Unit 55 45 1,617 774.8
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
0 9 303 179.8
Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health
4 9 564 265.1
Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit
2 4 705 407.1
Renfrew County and District Health Unit
11 2 253 232.9
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Public Health Unit Name
Change in cases
January 3, 2021
Change in cases
January 4, 2021
Cumulative case count
Cumulative rate per 100,000 population
TOTAL EASTERN 203 195 14,040 728.8
Durham Region Health Department
122 172 8,010 1,124.4
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
11 7 576 304.9
Peel Public Health 581 614 42,038 2,617.6
Peterborough Public Health 6 -1 387 261.5
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
54 72 3,883 647.6
York Region Public Health 389 213 18,939 1,545.0
TOTAL CENTRAL EAST 1,163 1,077 73,833 1,647.8
Toronto Public Health 917 778 62,354 1,998.3
TOTAL TORONTO 917 778 62,354 1,998.3
Chatham-Kent Public Health 25 39 798 750.6
Grey Bruce Health Unit 2 7 489 287.8
Huron Perth Public Health 22 21 781 558.8
Lambton Public Health 77 62 1,050 801.7
Middlesex-London Health Unit 98 151 3,698 728.6
Southwestern Public Health 42 35 1,541 728.6
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
246 142 8,528 2,007.4
TOTAL SOUTH WEST 512 457 16,885 998.7
Brant County Health Unit 29 29 1,102 710.0
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Public Health Unit Name
Change in cases
January 3, 2021
Change in cases
January 4, 2021
Cumulative case count
Cumulative rate per 100,000 population
City of Hamilton Public Health Services
94 151 6,717 1,134.3
Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 7 18 994 871.3
Halton Region Public Health 70 128 6,178 997.9
Niagara Region Public Health 86 101 4,504 953.3
Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services
126 129 6,388 1,093.2
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
48 46 2,855 915.3
TOTAL CENTRAL WEST 460 602 28,738 1,008.6
TOTAL ONTARIO 3,270 3,128 197,360 1,327.7
Notes: Health units with data corrections or updates could result in records being removed from totals resulting in negative counts.
Data Source: CCM plus
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Outbreaks
Table 6. Summary of recent confirmed COVID-19 outbreaks reported in long-term care homes, retirement homes and hospitals by status: Ontario
Institution type Change in outbreaks
January 3, 2021
Change in outbreaks January 4,
2021
Number of ongoing
outbreaks
Cumulative number of outbreaks reported
Long-term care homes 11 8 235 972
Retirement homes 8 4 138 518
Hospitals 3 3 63 258
Note: Ongoing outbreaks include all outbreaks that are ‘Open’ in CCM plus without a ‘Declared Over Date’ recorded, or where the outbreak started more than five months ago, even for outbreaks where the Outbreak Status value selected in CCM/iPHIS is 'OPEN'. The start of the outbreak is determined by the onset date of first case, or if missing the outbreak reported date, or else if that is also missing, then the outbreak created date.
Data Source: CCM plus
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Technical Notes
Data Sources The data for this report were based on:
Information extracted from the Ontario Ministry of Health (Ministry) integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) database for Toronto Public Health as of January 4, 2021 at 1 p.m.
Information successfully uploaded to the Ministry from Local Systems: Toronto Public Health (Coronavirus Rapid Entry System) CORES as of January 4, 2021 at 2 p.m.
Information successfully extracted from the Public Health Case and Contact Management Solution (CCM) for all other PHUs by PHO as of January 4, 2021 at 1 p.m.
CCM and CCM plus (which includes CCM, iPHIS, and CORES) are dynamic disease reporting systems, which allow ongoing updates to data previously entered. As a result, data extracted from CCM and the Local Systems represent a snapshot at the time of extraction and may differ from previous or subsequent reports.
Ontario population projection data for 2020 were sourced from Ministry, IntelliHEALTH Ontario. Data were extracted on November 26, 2019.
COVID-19 test data were based on information from The Provincial COVID-19 Diagnostics Network, reported by member microbiology laboratories.
Data Caveats The data only represent cases reported to public health units and recorded in CCM plus. As a
result, all counts will be subject to varying degrees of underreporting due to a variety of factors, such as disease awareness and medical care seeking behaviours, which may depend on severity of illness, clinical practice, changes in laboratory testing, and reporting behaviours.
Lags in CCM plus data entry due to weekend staffing may result in lower case counts than would otherwise be recorded.
Only cases meeting the confirmed case classification as listed in the MOH COVID-19 case definition are included in the report counts from CCM plus. This includes persons with a positive detection of serum/plasma immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, which was added to the confirmed case definition on August 6, 2020.
The number of tests performed does not reflect the number of specimens or persons tested. More than one test may be performed per specimen or per person. As such, the percentage of tests that were positive does not necessarily translate to the number of specimens or persons testing positive.
Reported date is the date the case was reported to the public health unit.
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Case episode date is based on an estimate of the best date of disease onset. This date is calculated based on either the date of symptom onset, specimen collection/test date, or the date reported to the public health unit.
Resolved cases are determined only for COVID-19 cases that have not died. Cases that have died are considered fatal and not resolved. The following cases are classified as resolved:
Cases that are reported as ‘recovered’ in CCM
Cases that are not hospitalized and are 14 days past their episode date
Cases that are currently hospitalized (no hospital end date entered) and have a status of ‘closed’ in CCM (indicating public health unit follow-up is complete) and are 14 days past their symptom onset date or specimen collection date
Hospitalization includes all cases for which a hospital admission date was reported at the time of data extraction. It includes cases that have been discharged from hospital as well as cases that are currently hospitalized. Emergency room visits are not included in the number of reported hospitalizations.
ICU admission includes all cases for which an ICU admission date was reported at the time of data extraction. It is a subset of the count of hospitalized cases. It includes cases that have been treated or that are currently being treated in an ICU.
Orientation of case counts by geography is based on the diagnosing health unit (DHU). DHU refers to the case's public health unit of residence at the time of illness onset and not necessarily the location of exposure. Cases for which the DHU was reported as MOH (to signify a case that is not a resident of Ontario) have been excluded from the analyses.
Likely source of acquisition is determined by examining the epidemiologic link and epidemiologic link status fields in CCM and local systems. If no epidemiologic link is identified in those fields the risk factor fields are examined to determine whether a case travelled, was associated with a confirmed outbreak, was a contact of a case, had no known epidemiological link (sporadic community transmission) or was reported to have an unknown source/no information was reported. Some cases may have no information reported if the case is untraceable, was lost to follow-up or referred to FNIHB. Cases with multiple risk factors were assigned to a single likely acquisition source group which was determined hierarchically in the following order:
For cases with an episode date on or after April 1, 2020: Outbreak-associated > close contact of a confirmed case > travel > no known epidemiological link > information missing or unknown
For cases with an episode date before April 1, 2020: Travel > outbreak-associated > close contact of a confirmed case > no known epidemiological link > information missing or unknown
Deaths are determined by using the outcome field in CCM plus. Any case marked ‘Fatal’ is included in the deaths data. The CCM field Type of Death is not used to further categorize the data.
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The date of death is determined using the outcome date field for cases marked as ‘Fatal’ in the outcome field.
COVID-19 cases from CCM plus for which the Classification and/or Disposition was reported as ENTERED IN ERROR, DOES NOT MEET DEFINITION, IGNORE, DUPLICATE, or any variation on these values have been excluded. The provincial case count for COVID-19 includes cases that are counted once across all systems from which the case data are obtained. Duplicate records may exist if these records were not identified and resolved prior to data upload to the Ministry.
Ongoing outbreaks include all outbreaks that are ‘Open’ in CCM plus without a ‘Declared Over Date’ recorded, or where the outbreak started more than five months ago, even for outbreaks where the Outbreak Status value selected in CCM/iPHIS is 'OPEN'. The start of the outbreak is determined by the onset date of first case, or if missing the outbreak reported date, or else if that is also missing, then the outbreak created date.
‘Long-term care home residents’ includes cases that reported ‘Yes’ to the risk factor ‘Resident of a long-term care home’; or ‘Yes’ to the risk factor ‘Resident of nursing home or other chronic care facility’ and reported to be part of an outbreak assigned as a long-term care home (via the Outbreak number or case comments field); or were reported to be part of an outbreak assigned as a long-term care home (via the outbreak number or case comments field) with an age over 70 years and did not report ‘No’ to the risk factors ‘Resident of long-term care home’ or ‘Resident of nursing home or other chronic care facility’. ‘Long-term care home residents’ excludes cases that reported ‘Yes’ to any of the health care worker occupational risk factors.
The ‘health care workers’ variable includes cases that reported ‘Yes’ to any of the occupation of health care worker, doctor, nurse, dentist, dental hygienist, midwife, other medical technicians, personal support worker, respiratory therapist, first responder.
‘Health care workers associated with long-term care outbreaks’ includes ‘health care workers’ reported to be part of an outbreak assigned as a long-term care home (via the outbreak number or case comments field). Excludes cases that reported ‘Yes’ to risk factors ‘Resident of long-term care home’ or ‘Resident of nursing home or other chronic care facility’ and ‘Yes’ to the calculated ‘health care workers’ variable.
Percent change is calculated by taking the difference between the current period (i.e., daily count or sum of the daily count over a 7-day period) and previous period (i.e., daily count or sum of the daily count over a 7-day period), divided by the previous period.
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Appendix A Table A1. Weekly rates of confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population over recent rolling 7-day periods, by reported date and public health unit: Ontario, December 20, 2020 to January 1, 2020
Public Health Unit Name
Dec 20 to
Dec 26
Dec 21 to
Dec 27
Dec 22 to
Dec 28
Dec 23 to
Dec 29
Dec 24 to
Dec 30
Dec 25 to
Dec 31
Dec 26 to
Jan 1
% change from
Dec 20-26 to Dec 26-
Jan 1
NORTH WEST
Northwestern Health Unit
24.0 25.1 20.5 20.5 24.0 20.5 18.2 -24.2%
Thunder Bay District Health Unit
40.0 41.3 38.0 26.0 22.7 18.7 16.0 -60.0%
NORTH EAST
Algoma Public Health
2.6 2.6 2.6 1.7 0.9 7.0 10.5 +303.8%
North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
10.0 8.5 9.2 9.2 10.8 7.7 10.0 0.0%
Porcupine Health Unit
7.2 8.4 3.6 1.2 3.6 3.6 4.8 -33.3%
Public Health Sudbury & Districts
6.5 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.6 11.1 +70.8%
Timiskaming Health Unit
76.5 76.5 67.3 70.4 61.2 58.1 52.0 -32.0%
EASTERN
Ottawa Public Health
34.6 38.1 40.2 46.0 54.2 57.5 61.7 +78.3%
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Public Health Unit Name
Dec 20 to
Dec 26
Dec 21 to
Dec 27
Dec 22 to
Dec 28
Dec 23 to
Dec 29
Dec 24 to
Dec 30
Dec 25 to
Dec 31
Dec 26 to
Jan 1
% change from
Dec 20-26 to Dec 26-
Jan 1
Eastern Ontario Health Unit
49.8 54.6 58.5 67.6 78.1 89.1 108.8 +118.5%
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
9.5 9.5 8.9 10.7 10.1 17.8 19.6 +106.3%
Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health
24.4 21.2 22.6 19.3 21.2 20.7 21.2 -13.1%
Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit
9.8 11.5 13.9 19.6 19.1 22.5 28.9 +194.9%
Renfrew County and District Health Unit
9.2 10.1 10.1 11.0 12.0 10.1 12.9 +40.2%
CENTRAL EAST
Durham Region Health Department
87.9 84.1 84.9 87.7 94.6 105.4 113.7 +29.4%
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
22.8 20.6 20.6 22.2 24.9 30.2 33.9 +48.7%
Peel Public Health
177.0 173.9 173.9 178.3 180.5 196.6 215.0 +21.5%
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Public Health Unit Name
Dec 20 to
Dec 26
Dec 21 to
Dec 27
Dec 22 to
Dec 28
Dec 23 to
Dec 29
Dec 24 to
Dec 30
Dec 25 to
Dec 31
Dec 26 to
Jan 1
% change from
Dec 20-26 to Dec 26-
Jan 1
Peterborough Public Health
30.4 33.8 31.1 30.4 41.9 41.9 46.6 +53.3%
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
57.5 56.9 61.2 60.0 63.7 67.9 64.5 +12.2%
York Region Public Health
121.7 114.5 125.6 136.4 150.4 163.6 167.6 +37.7%
TORONTO
Toronto Public Health
146.5 142.3 147.6 154.5 151.9 161.2 165.8 +13.2%
SOUTH WEST
Chatham-Kent Public Health
46.1 52.7 64.9 77.1 83.7 98.8 106.3 +130.6%
Grey Bruce Health Unit
20.6 18.8 17.1 15.3 15.9 17.7 24.1 +17.0%
Huron Perth Public Health
76.6 74.4 73.7 78.0 73.7 68.0 81.6 +6.5%
Lambton Public Health
104.6 115.3 125.2 125.2 136.7 193.9 215.3 +105.8%
Middlesex-London Health Unit
91.6 92.4 95.6 104.8 107.2 113.7 119.8 +30.8%
Southwestern Public Health
102.6 109.7 103.5 113.0 137.6 157.9 158.4 +54.4%
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
272.3 277.1 291.9 288.6 302.9 327.9 324.6 +19.2%
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Public Health Unit Name
Dec 20 to
Dec 26
Dec 21 to
Dec 27
Dec 22 to
Dec 28
Dec 23 to
Dec 29
Dec 24 to
Dec 30
Dec 25 to
Dec 31
Dec 26 to
Jan 1
% change from
Dec 20-26 to Dec 26-
Jan 1
CENTRAL WEST
Brant County Health Unit
50.9 52.2 61.9 61.2 63.8 78.6 87.0 +70.9%
City of Hamilton Public Health Services
106.6 115.2 123.1 128.5 141.2 153.5 159.2 +49.3%
Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit
57.0 60.5 52.6 61.4 91.2 87.7 109.6 +92.3%
Halton Region Public Health
86.7 86.7 95.1 93.7 96.8 103.9 112.7 +30.0%
Niagara Region Public Health
109.8 117.9 121.9 127.8 139.7 141.0 154.3 +40.5%
Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services
97.0 91.4 88.0 93.9 88.1 86.8 100.6 +3.7%
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
95.5 99.1 103.2 102.3 96.8 100.4 111.6 +16.9%
TOTAL ONTARIO
104.5 103.6 107.4 111.9 116.0 124.7 131.7 +26.0%
Note: Rates are based on the sum of the daily case counts during the date ranges specified in each column.
Data Source: CCM plus
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A weekly summary report is available with additional information to complement the daily report. This daily report provides an epidemiologic summary of recent COVID-19 activity in Ontario. The change in cases is determined by taking the cumulative difference between the current day and the previous day. Highlights There are a total of 197,360 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario reported to date. There are a total of 197,360 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario reported to date. There are a total of 197,360 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario reported to date.
Compared to the previous day, this represents: Compared to the previous day, this represents:
An increase of 3,128 confirmed cases (percent change of -4.3%) An increase of 3,128 confirmed cases (percent change of -4.3%)
An increase of 51 deaths (percent change of +75.9%) An increase of 51 deaths (percent change of +75.9%)
An increase of 2,015 resolved cases (percent change of -2.8%) An increase of 2,015 resolved cases (percent change of -2.8%)
In this document, the term ‘change in cases’ refers to cases publicly reported by the province for a given day. Data corrections or updates can result in case records being removed and or updated from past reports and may result in subset totals for updated case counts (i.e., age group, gender) differing from the overall updated case counts. In this document, the term ‘change in cases’ refers to cases publicly reported by the province for a given day. Data corrections or updates can result in case records being removed and or updated from past reports and may result in subset totals for updated case counts (i.e., age group, gender) differing from the overall updated case counts. The term public health unit reported date in this document refers to the date local public health units were first notified of the case.
Case Characteristics Table 1a. Summary of recent confirmed cases of COVID-19: Ontario TableTRTHSpan
THSpanChange in cases January 3, 2021
THSpanChange in cases January 4, 2021
THSpanPercentage change January 4, 2021 compared to January 3, 2021
THSpanCumulative case count as of January 4, 2021
Span
TRTDSpanTotal number of cases
TDSpan3,270
TDSpan3,128
TDSpan-4.3%
TDSpan197,360
TRTDSpanNumber of deaths
TDSpan29
TDSpan51
TDSpan+75.9%
TDSpan4,730
TRTDSpanNumber resolved
TDSpan2,074
TDSpan2,015
TDSpan-2.8%
TDSpan166,790
Span
Note: The number of cases publicly reported by the province each day may not align with case counts reported to public health on a given day; public health unit reported date refers to the date local public health was first notified of the case. Data corrections or updates can result in case records being removed and or updated from past reports. Data Source: CCM plus Table 1b. Summary of recent confirmed cases of COVID-19 by age group and gender: Ontario TableTRTHSpan
THSpanChange in cases January 3, 2021
THSpanChange in cases January 4, 2021
THSpanCumulative case count as of January 4, 2021
Span
TRTDSpanGender: Male
TDSpan1,542
TDSpan1,483
TDSpan96,459
TRTDSpanGender: Female
TDSpan1,692
TDSpan1,650
TDSpan99,684
TRTDSpanAges: 19 and under
TDSpan380
TDSpan450
TDSpan25,543
TRTDSpanAges: 20-39
TDSpan1,238
TDSpan1,140
TDSpan71,852
TRTDSpanAges: 40-59
TDSpan979
TDSpan880
TDSpan56,977
TRTDSpanAges: 60-79
TDSpan495
TDSpan456
TDSpan28,568
TRTDSpanAges: 80 and over
TDSpan177
TDSpan203
TDSpan14,371
Span
Note: Not all cases have a reported age or gender reported. Data corrections or updates can result in case records being removed and or updated from past reports and may result in subset totals (i.e., age group, gender) differing from past publicly reported case counts. Data Source: CCM plus Table 2. Summary of recent confirmed cases of COVID-19 in school aged children by age group, August 30, 2020 to January 4, 2021: Ontario TableTRTHSpan
THSpanChange in cases January 3, 2021
THSpanChange in cases January 4, 2021
THSpanCumulative case count from August 30, 2020 to January 4, 2021
Span
TRTDSpanAges: 4 to 8
TDSpan56
TDSpan90
TDSpan4,105
TRTDSpanAges: 9 to 13
TDSpan80
TDSpan92
TDSpan5,775
TRTDSpanAges: 14 to 17
TDSpan98
TDSpan123
TDSpan5,772
Span
Note: Includes all confirmed cases of COVID-19 for specified ages, regardless of school attendance. Data corrections or updates can result in case records being removed and or updated from past reports and may result in subset totals (i.e., age group) differing from past publicly reported case counts. Data Source: CCM plus Table 3. Summary of recent confirmed cases of COVID-19 in long-term care homes: Ontario TableTRTHSpanLong-term care home cases
THSpanChange in cases January 3, 2021
THSpanChange in cases January 4, 2021
THSpanCumulative case count as of January 4, 2021
Span
TRTDSpanResidents
TDSpan76
TDSpan142
TDSpan11,511
TRTDSpanHealth care workers
TDSpan37
TDSpan45
TDSpan4,479
TRTDSpanDeaths among residents
TDSpan14
TDSpan22
TDSpan2,865
TRTDSpanDeaths among health care workers
TDSpan0
TDSpan0
TDSpan8
Span
Note: Information on how long-term care home residents and health care workers are identified is available in the technical notes. Also, the change in cases in these categories may represent existing case records that have been updated. Data Source: CCM plus Time Figure 1. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 by likely acquisition and public health unit reported date: Ontario, January 15, 2020 to January 4, 2021 FigureData Source: CCM plus Figure 2. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 by likely acquisition and approximation of symptom onset date: Ontario, January 15, 2020 to January 4, 2021 Figure Note: Not all cases may have an episode date and those without one are not included in the figure. Episode date is defined and available in the technical notes. Data Source: CCM plus Figure 3. Number of COVID-19 tests completed and percent positivity: Ontario, March 29, 2020 to January 3, 2021 FigureNote: The number of tests performed does not reflect the number of specimens or persons tested. More than one test may be performed per specimen or per person. As such, the percentage of tests that were positive does not necessarily translate to the number of specimens or persons testing positive. Data Source: The Provincial COVID-19 Diagnostics Network, data reported by member microbiology laboratories. Severity Figure 4. Confirmed deaths among COVID-19 cases by date of death: Ontario, March 1, 2020 to January 4, 2021 FigureNote: Cases without a death date are not included in the figure. Data Source: CCM plusTable 4. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 by severity: Ontario TableTRTHSpanBlank cell
THSpanCumulative case count as of January 4, 2021
THSpanPercentage of all cases
Span
TRTDSpanCumulative deaths reported (please note there may be a reporting delay for deaths)
TDSpan4,730
TDSpan2.4%
TRTDSpanDeaths reported in ages: 19 and under
TDSpan1
TDSpan< 0.1%
TRTDSpanDeaths reported in ages: 20-39
TDSpan21
TDSpan< 0.1%
TRTDSpanDeaths reported in ages: 40-59
TDSpan183
TDSpan0.3%
TRTDSpanDeaths reported in ages: 60-79
TDSpan1,265
TDSpan4.4%
TRTDSpanDeaths reported in ages: 80 and over
TDSpan3,259
TDSpan22.7%
TRTDSpanEver in ICU
TDSpan2,012
TDSpan1.0%
TRTDSpanEver hospitalized
TDSpan10,182
TDSpan5.2%
Span
Note: Not all cases have an age reported. Data corrections or updates can result in case records being removed and/or updated and may result in totals differing from past publicly reported case counts. Data Source: CCM plus Geography Table 5. Summary of recent confirmed cases of COVID-19 by public health unit and region: Ontario TableTRTHSpanPublic Health Unit Name
THSpanChange in cases January 3, 2021
THSpanChange in cases January 4, 2021
THSpanCumulative case count
THSpanCumulative rate per 100,000 population
Span
TRTDSpanNorthwestern Health Unit
TDSpan0
TDSpan2
TDSpan179
TDSpan204.2
TRTDSpanThunder Bay District Health Unit
TDSpan6
TDSpan5
TDSpan604
TDSpan402.8
TRTDSpanTOTAL NORTH WEST
TDSpan6
TDSpan7
TDSpan783
TDSpan329.5
TRTDSpanAlgoma Public Health
TDSpan4
TDSpan4
TDSpan85
TDSpan74.3
TRTDSpanNorth Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
TDSpan3
TDSpan3
TDSpan141
TDSpan108.7
TRTDSpanPorcupine Health Unit
TDSpan1
TDSpan1
TDSpan133
TDSpan159.4
TRTDSpanPublic Health Sudbury & Districts
TDSpan1
TDSpan4
TDSpan289
TDSpan145.2
TRTDSpanTimiskaming Health Unit
TDSpan0
TDSpan0
TDSpan79
TDSpan241.7
TRTDSpanTOTAL NORTH EAST
TDSpan9
TDSpan12
TDSpan727
TDSpan130.0
TRTDSpanOttawa Public Health
TDSpan131
TDSpan126
TDSpan10,598
TDSpan1,004.9
TRTDSpanEastern Ontario Health Unit
TDSpan55
TDSpan45
TDSpan1,617
TDSpan774.8
TRTDSpanHastings Prince Edward Public Health
TDSpan0
TDSpan9
TDSpan303
TDSpan179.8
TRTDSpanKingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health
TDSpan4
TDSpan9
TDSpan564
TDSpan265.1
TRTDSpanLeeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit
TDSpan2
TDSpan4
TDSpan705
TDSpan407.1
TRTDSpanRenfrew County and District Health Unit
TDSpan11
TDSpan2
TDSpan253
TDSpan232.9
Span
TableTRTHSpanPublic Health Unit Name
THSpanChange in cases January 3, 2021
THSpanChange in cases January 4, 2021
THSpanCumulative case count
THSpanCumulative rate per 100,000 population
Span
TRTDSpanTOTAL EASTERN
TDSpan203
TDSpan195
TDSpan14,040
TDSpan728.8
TRTDSpanDurham Region Health Department
TDSpan122
TDSpan172
TDSpan8,010
TDSpan1,124.4
TRTDSpanHaliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
TDSpan11
TDSpan7
TDSpan576
TDSpan304.9
TRTDSpanPeel Public Health
TDSpan581
TDSpan614
TDSpan42,038
TDSpan2,617.6
TRTDSpanPeterborough Public Health
TDSpan6
TDSpan-1
TDSpan387
TDSpan261.5
TRTDSpanSimcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
TDSpan54
TDSpan72
TDSpan3,883
TDSpan647.6
TRTDSpanYork Region Public Health
TDSpan389
TDSpan213
TDSpan18,939
TDSpan1,545.0
TRTDSpanTOTAL CENTRAL EAST
TDSpan1,163
TDSpan1,077
TDSpan73,833
TDSpan1,647.8
TRTDSpanToronto Public Health
TDSpan917
TDSpan778
TDSpan62,354
TDSpan1,998.3
TRTDSpanTOTAL TORONTO
TDSpan917
778 778
TDSpan62,354
TDSpan1,998.3
TRTDSpanChatham-Kent Public Health
TDSpan25
TDSpan39
TDSpan798
TDSpan750.6
TRTDSpanGrey Bruce Health Unit
TDSpan2
TDSpan7
TDSpan489
TDSpan287.8
TRTDSpanHuron Perth Public Health
TDSpan22
TDSpan21
TDSpan781
TDSpan558.8
TRTDSpanLambton Public Health
TDSpan77
TDSpan62
TDSpan1,050
TDSpan801.7
TRTDSpanMiddlesex-London Health Unit
TDSpan98
TDSpan151
TDSpan3,698
TDSpan728.6
TRTDSpanSouthwestern Public Health
TDSpan42
TDSpan35
TDSpan1,541
TDSpan728.6
TRTDSpanWindsor-Essex County Health Unit
TDSpan246
TDSpan142
TDSpan8,528
TDSpan2,007.4
TRTDSpanTOTAL SOUTH WEST
TDSpan512
TDSpan457
TDSpan16,885
TDSpan998.7
TRTDSpanBrant County Health Unit
TDSpan29
TDSpan29
TDSpan1,102
TDSpan710.0
Span
TableTRTHSpanPublic Health Unit Name
THSpanChange in cases January 3, 2021
THSpanChange in cases January 4, 2021
THSpanCumulative case count
THSpanCumulative rate per 100,000 population
Span
TRTDSpanCity of Hamilton Public Health Services
TDSpan94
TDSpan151
TDSpan6,717
TDSpan1,134.3
TRTDSpanHaldimand-Norfolk Health Unit
TDSpan7
TDSpan18
TDSpan994
TDSpan871.3
TRTDSpanHalton Region Public Health
TDSpan70
TDSpan128
TDSpan6,178
TDSpan997.9
TRTDSpanNiagara Region Public Health
TDSpan86
TDSpan101
TDSpan4,504
TDSpan953.3
TRTDSpanRegion of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services
TDSpan126
TDSpan129
TDSpan6,388
TDSpan1,093.2
TRTDSpanWellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
TDSpan48
TDSpan46
TDSpan2,855
TDSpan915.3
TRTDSpanTOTAL CENTRAL WEST
TDSpan460
TDSpan602
TDSpan28,738
TDSpan1,008.6
TRTDSpanTOTAL ONTARIO
TDSpan3,270
TDSpan3,128
TDSpan197,360
TDSpan1,327.7
Span
Notes: Health units with data corrections or updates could result in records being removed from totals resulting in negative counts. Data Source: CCM plus Outbreaks Table 6. Summary of recent confirmed COVID-19 outbreaks reported in long-term care homes, retirement homes and hospitals by status: Ontario TableTRTHSpanInstitution type
THSpanChange in outbreaks January 3, 2021
THSpanChange in outbreaks January 4, 2021
THSpanNumber of ongoing outbreaks
THSpanCumulative number of outbreaks reported
Span
TRTDSpanLong-term care homes
TDSpan11
TDSpan8
TDSpan235
TDSpan972
TRTDSpanRetirement homes
TDSpan8
TDSpan4
TDSpan138
TDSpan518
TRTDSpanHospitals
TDSpan3
TDSpan3
TDSpan63
TDSpan258
Span
Note: Ongoing outbreaks include all outbreaks that are ‘Open’ in CCM plus without a ‘Declared Over Date’ recorded, or where the outbreak started more than five months ago, even for outbreaks where the Outbreak Status value selected in CCM/iPHIS is 'OPEN'. The start of the outbreak is determined by the onset date of first case, or if missing the outbreak reported date, or else if that is also missing, then the outbreak created date. Data Source: CCM plus Technical Notes Data Sources The data for this report were based on: The data for this report were based on: The data for this report were based on:
Information extracted from the Ontario Ministry of Health (Ministry) integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) database for Toronto Public Health as of January 4, 2021 at 1 p.m. Information extracted from the Ontario Ministry of Health (Ministry) integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) database for Toronto Public Health as of January 4, 2021 at 1 p.m.
Information successfully uploaded to the Ministry from Local Systems: Toronto Public Health (Coronavirus Rapid Entry System) CORES as of January 4, 2021 at 2 p.m. Information successfully uploaded to the Ministry from Local Systems: Toronto Public Health (Coronavirus Rapid Entry System) CORES as of January 4, 2021 at 2 p.m.
Information successfully extracted from the Public Health Case and Contact Management Solution (CCM) for all other PHUs by PHO as of January 4, 2021 at 1 p.m. Information successfully extracted from the Public Health Case and Contact Management Solution (CCM) for all other PHUs by PHO as of January 4, 2021 at 1 p.m.
CCM and CCM plus (which includes CCM, iPHIS, and CORES) are dynamic disease reporting systems, which allow ongoing updates to data previously entered. As a result, data extracted from CCM and the Local Systems represent a snapshot at the time of extraction and may differ from previous or subsequent reports. CCM and CCM plus (which includes CCM, iPHIS, and CORES) are dynamic disease reporting systems, which allow ongoing updates to data previously entered. As a result, data extracted from CCM and the Local Systems represent a snapshot at the time of extraction and may differ from previous or subsequent reports.
Ontario population projection data for 2020 were sourced from Ministry, IntelliHEALTH Ontario. Data were extracted on November 26, 2019. Ontario population projection data for 2020 were sourced from Ministry, IntelliHEALTH Ontario. Data were extracted on November 26, 2019.
COVID-19 test data were based on information from The Provincial COVID-19 Diagnostics Network, reported by member microbiology laboratories. COVID-19 test data were based on information from The Provincial COVID-19 Diagnostics Network, reported by member microbiology laboratories.
Data Caveats The data only represent cases reported to public health units and recorded in CCM plus. As a result, all counts will be subject to varying degrees of underreporting due to a variety of factors, such as disease awareness and medical care seeking behaviours, which may depend on severity of illness, clinical practice, changes in laboratory testing, and reporting behaviours. The data only represent cases reported to public health units and recorded in CCM plus. As a result, all counts will be subject to varying degrees of underreporting due to a variety of factors, such as disease awareness and medical care seeking behaviours, which may depend on severity of illness, clinical practice, changes in laboratory testing, and reporting behaviours. The data only represent cases reported to public health units and recorded in CCM plus. As a result, all counts will be subject to varying degrees of underreporting due to a variety of factors, such as disease awareness and medical care seeking behaviours, which may depend on severity of illness, clinical practice, changes in laboratory testing, and reporting behaviours.
Lags in CCM plus data entry due to weekend staffing may result in lower case counts than would otherwise be recorded. Lags in CCM plus data entry due to weekend staffing may result in lower case counts than would otherwise be recorded.
Only cases meeting the confirmed case classification as listed in the MOH Only cases meeting the confirmed case classification as listed in the MOH Only cases meeting the confirmed case classification as listed in the MOH COVID-19 case definitionCOVID-19 case definition
are included in the report counts from CCM plus. This includes persons with a positive detection of serum/plasma immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, which was added to the confirmed case definition on August 6, 2020.
The number of tests performed does not reflect the number of specimens or persons tested. More than one test may be performed per specimen or per person. As such, the percentage of tests that were positive does not necessarily translate to the number of specimens or persons testing positive. The number of tests performed does not reflect the number of specimens or persons tested. More than one test may be performed per specimen or per person. As such, the percentage of tests that were positive does not necessarily translate to the number of specimens or persons testing positive.
Reported date is the date the case was reported to the public health unit. Reported date is the date the case was reported to the public health unit.
Case episode date is based on an estimate of the best date of disease onset. This date is calculated based on either the date of symptom onset, specimen collection/test date, or the date reported to the public health unit. Case episode date is based on an estimate of the best date of disease onset. This date is calculated based on either the date of symptom onset, specimen collection/test date, or the date reported to the public health unit. Case episode date is based on an estimate of the best date of disease onset. This date is calculated based on either the date of symptom onset, specimen collection/test date, or the date reported to the public health unit.
Resolved cases are determined only for COVID-19 cases that have not died. Cases that have died are considered fatal and not resolved. The following cases are classified as resolved: Resolved cases are determined only for COVID-19 cases that have not died. Cases that have died are considered fatal and not resolved. The following cases are classified as resolved:
Cases that are reported as ‘recovered’ in CCM Cases that are reported as ‘recovered’ in CCM
Cases that are not hospitalized and are 14 days past their episode date Cases that are not hospitalized and are 14 days past their episode date
Cases that are currently hospitalized (no hospital end date entered) and have a status of ‘closed’ in CCM (indicating public health unit follow-up is complete) and are 14 days past their symptom onset date or specimen collection date Cases that are currently hospitalized (no hospital end date entered) and have a status of ‘closed’ in CCM (indicating public health unit follow-up is complete) and are 14 days past their symptom onset date or specimen collection date
Hospitalization includes all cases for which a hospital admission date was reported at the time of data extraction. It includes cases that have been discharged from hospital as well as cases that are currently hospitalized. Emergency room visits are not included in the number of reported hospitalizations. Hospitalization includes all cases for which a hospital admission date was reported at the time of data extraction. It includes cases that have been discharged from hospital as well as cases that are currently hospitalized. Emergency room visits are not included in the number of reported hospitalizations.
ICU admission includes all cases for which an ICU admission date was reported at the time of data extraction. It is a subset of the count of hospitalized cases. It includes cases that have been treated or that are currently being treated in an ICU. ICU admission includes all cases for which an ICU admission date was reported at the time of data extraction. It is a subset of the count of hospitalized cases. It includes cases that have been treated or that are currently being treated in an ICU.
Orientation of case counts by geography is based on the diagnosing health unit (DHU). DHU refers to the case's public health unit of residence at the time of illness onset and not necessarily the location of exposure. Cases for which the DHU was reported as MOH (to signify a case that is not a resident of Ontario) have been excluded from the analyses. Orientation of case counts by geography is based on the diagnosing health unit (DHU). DHU refers to the case's public health unit of residence at the time of illness onset and not necessarily the location of exposure. Cases for which the DHU was reported as MOH (to signify a case that is not a resident of Ontario) have been excluded from the analyses.
Likely source of acquisition is determined by examining the epidemiologic link and epidemiologic link status fields in CCM and local systems. If no epidemiologic link is identified in those fields the risk factor fields are examined to determine whether a case travelled, was associated with a confirmed outbreak, was a contact of a case, had no known epidemiological link (sporadic community transmission) or was reported to have an unknown source/no information was reported. Some cases may have no informati Likely source of acquisition is determined by examining the epidemiologic link and epidemiologic link status fields in CCM and local systems. If no epidemiologic link is identified in those fields the risk factor fields are examined to determine whether a case travelled, was associated with a confirmed outbreak, was a contact of a case, had no known epidemiological link (sporadic community transmission) or was reported to have an unknown source/no information was reported. Some cases may have no informati
For cases with an episode date on or after April 1, 2020: Outbreak-associated > close contact of a confirmed case > travel > no known epidemiological link > information missing or unknown For cases with an episode date on or after April 1, 2020: Outbreak-associated > close contact of a confirmed case > travel > no known epidemiological link > information missing or unknown
For cases with an episode date before April 1, 2020: Travel > outbreak-associated > close contact of a confirmed case > no known epidemiological link > information missing or unknown For cases with an episode date before April 1, 2020: Travel > outbreak-associated > close contact of a confirmed case > no known epidemiological link > information missing or unknown
Deaths are determined by using the outcome field in CCM plus. Any case marked ‘Fatal’ is included in the deaths data. The CCM field Type of Death is not used to further categorize the data. Deaths are determined by using the outcome field in CCM plus. Any case marked ‘Fatal’ is included in the deaths data. The CCM field Type of Death is not used to further categorize the data.
The date of death is determined using the outcome date field for cases marked as ‘Fatal’ in the outcome field. The date of death is determined using the outcome date field for cases marked as ‘Fatal’ in the outcome field. The date of death is determined using the outcome date field for cases marked as ‘Fatal’ in the outcome field.
COVID-19 cases from CCM plus for which the Classification and/or Disposition was reported as ENTERED IN ERROR, DOES NOT MEET DEFINITION, IGNORE, DUPLICATE, or any variation on these values have been excluded. The provincial case count for COVID-19 includes cases that are counted once across all systems from which the case data are obtained. Duplicate records may exist if these records were not identified and resolved prior to data upload to the Ministry. COVID-19 cases from CCM plus for which the Classification and/or Disposition was reported as ENTERED IN ERROR, DOES NOT MEET DEFINITION, IGNORE, DUPLICATE, or any variation on these values have been excluded. The provincial case count for COVID-19 includes cases that are counted once across all systems from which the case data are obtained. Duplicate records may exist if these records were not identified and resolved prior to data upload to the Ministry.
Ongoing outbreaks include all outbreaks that are ‘Open’ in CCM plus without a ‘Declared Over Date’ recorded, or where the outbreak started more than five months ago, even for outbreaks where the Outbreak Status value selected in CCM/iPHIS is 'OPEN'. The start of the outbreak is determined by the onset date of first case, or if missing the outbreak reported date, or else if that is also missing, then the outbreak created date. Ongoing outbreaks include all outbreaks that are ‘Open’ in CCM plus without a ‘Declared Over Date’ recorded, or where the outbreak started more than five months ago, even for outbreaks where the Outbreak Status value selected in CCM/iPHIS is 'OPEN'. The start of the outbreak is determined by the onset date of first case, or if missing the outbreak reported date, or else if that is also missing, then the outbreak created date.
‘Long-term care home residents’ includes cases that reported ‘Yes’ to the risk factor ‘Resident of a long-term care home’; or ‘Yes’ to the risk factor ‘Resident of nursing home or other chronic care facility’ and reported to be part of an outbreak assigned as a long-term care home (via the Outbreak number or case comments field); or were reported to be part of an outbreak assigned as a long-term care home (via the outbreak number or case comments field) with an age over 70 years and did not report ‘No’ t ‘Long-term care home residents’ includes cases that reported ‘Yes’ to the risk factor ‘Resident of a long-term care home’; or ‘Yes’ to the risk factor ‘Resident of nursing home or other chronic care facility’ and reported to be part of an outbreak assigned as a long-term care home (via the Outbreak number or case comments field); or were reported to be part of an outbreak assigned as a long-term care home (via the outbreak number or case comments field) with an age over 70 years and did not report ‘No’ t
The ‘health care workers’ variable includes cases that reported ‘Yes’ to any of the occupation of health care worker, doctor, nurse, dentist, dental hygienist, midwife, other medical technicians, personal support worker, respiratory therapist, first responder. The ‘health care workers’ variable includes cases that reported ‘Yes’ to any of the occupation of health care worker, doctor, nurse, dentist, dental hygienist, midwife, other medical technicians, personal support worker, respiratory therapist, first responder.
‘Health care workers associated with long-term care outbreaks’ includes ‘health care workers’ reported to be part of an outbreak assigned as a long-term care home (via the outbreak number or case comments field). Excludes cases that reported ‘Yes’ to risk factors ‘Resident of long-term care home’ or ‘Resident of nursing home or other chronic care facility’ and ‘Yes’ to the calculated ‘health care workers’ variable. ‘Health care workers associated with long-term care outbreaks’ includes ‘health care workers’ reported to be part of an outbreak assigned as a long-term care home (via the outbreak number or case comments field). Excludes cases that reported ‘Yes’ to risk factors ‘Resident of long-term care home’ or ‘Resident of nursing home or other chronic care facility’ and ‘Yes’ to the calculated ‘health care workers’ variable.
Percent change is calculated by taking the difference between the current period (i.e., daily count or sum of the daily count over a 7-day period) and previous period (i.e., daily count or sum of the daily count over a 7-day period), divided by the previous period. Percent change is calculated by taking the difference between the current period (i.e., daily count or sum of the daily count over a 7-day period) and previous period (i.e., daily count or sum of the daily count over a 7-day period), divided by the previous period.
Appendix A Table A1. Weekly rates of confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population over recent rolling 7-day periods, by reported date and public health unit: Ontario, December 20, 2020 to January 1, 2020 TableTRTHSpanPublic Health Unit Name
THSpanDec 20 to Dec 26
THSpanDec 21 to Dec 27
THSpanDec 22 to Dec 28
THSpanDec 23 to Dec 29
THSpanDec 24 to Dec 30
THSpanDec 25 to Dec 31
THSpanDec 26 to Jan 1
THSpan% change from Dec 20-26 to Dec 26-Jan 1
Span
TRTDSpanNORTH WEST
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TRTDSpanNorthwestern Health Unit
TDSpan24.0
TDSpan25.1
TDSpan20.5
TDSpan20.5
TDSpan24.0
TDSpan20.5
TDSpan18.2
TDSpan-24.2%
TRTDSpanThunder Bay District Health Unit
TDSpan40.0
TDSpan41.3
TDSpan38.0
TDSpan26.0
TDSpan22.7
TDSpan18.7
TDSpan16.0
TDSpan-60.0%
TRTDSpanNORTH EAST
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TRTDSpanAlgoma Public Health
TDSpan2.6
TDSpan2.6
TDSpan2.6
TDSpan1.7
TDSpan0.9
TDSpan7.0
TDSpan10.5
TDSpan+303.8%
TRTDSpanNorth Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
TDSpan10.0
TDSpan8.5
TDSpan9.2
TDSpan9.2
TDSpan10.8
TDSpan7.7
TDSpan10.0
TDSpan0.0%
TRTDSpanPorcupine Health Unit
TDSpan7.2
TDSpan8.4
TDSpan3.6
TDSpan1.2
TDSpan3.6
TDSpan3.6
TDSpan4.8
TDSpan-33.3%
TRTDSpanPublic Health Sudbury & Districts
TDSpan6.5
TDSpan6.0
TDSpan7.0
TDSpan8.0
TDSpan9.0
TDSpan10.6
TDSpan11.1
TDSpan+70.8%
TRTDSpanTimiskaming Health Unit
TDSpan76.5
TDSpan76.5
TDSpan67.3
TDSpan70.4
TDSpan61.2
TDSpan58.1
TDSpan52.0
TDSpan-32.0%
TRTDSpanEASTERN
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TRTDSpanOttawa Public Health
TDSpan34.6
TDSpan38.1
TDSpan40.2
TDSpan46.0
TDSpan54.2
TDSpan57.5
TDSpan61.7
TDSpan+78.3%
Span
TableTRTHSpanPublic Health Unit Name
THSpanDec 20 to Dec 26
THSpanDec 21 to Dec 27
THSpanDec 22 to Dec 28
THSpanDec 23 to Dec 29
THSpanDec 24 to Dec 30
THSpanDec 25 to Dec 31
THSpanDec 26 to Jan 1
THSpan% change from Dec 20-26 to Dec 26-Jan 1
Span
TRTDSpanEastern Ontario Health Unit
TDSpan49.8
TDSpan54.6
TDSpan58.5
TDSpan67.6
TDSpan78.1
TDSpan89.1
TDSpan108.8
TDSpan+118.5%
TRTDSpanHastings Prince Edward Public Health
TDSpan9.5
TDSpan9.5
TDSpan8.9
TDSpan10.7
TDSpan10.1
TDSpan17.8
TDSpan19.6
TDSpan+106.3%
TRTDSpanKingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health
TDSpan24.4
TDSpan21.2
TDSpan22.6
TDSpan19.3
TDSpan21.2
TDSpan20.7
TDSpan21.2
TDSpan-13.1%
TRTDSpanLeeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit
TDSpan9.8
TDSpan11.5
TDSpan13.9
TDSpan19.6
TDSpan19.1
TDSpan22.5
TDSpan28.9
TDSpan+194.9%
TRTDSpanRenfrew County and District Health Unit
TDSpan9.2
TDSpan10.1
TDSpan10.1
TDSpan11.0
TDSpan12.0
TDSpan10.1
TDSpan12.9
TDSpan+40.2%
TRTDSpanCENTRAL EAST
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TRTDSpanDurham Region Health Department
TDSpan87.9
TDSpan84.1
TDSpan84.9
TDSpan87.7
TDSpan94.6
TDSpan105.4
TDSpan113.7
TDSpan+29.4%
TRTDSpanHaliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
TDSpan22.8
TDSpan20.6
TDSpan20.6
TDSpan22.2
TDSpan24.9
TDSpan30.2
TDSpan33.9
TDSpan+48.7%
TRTDSpanPeel Public Health
TDSpan177.0
TDSpan173.9
TDSpan173.9
TDSpan178.3
TDSpan180.5
TDSpan196.6
TDSpan215.0
TDSpan+21.5%
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TableTRTHSpanPublic Health Unit Name
THSpanDec 20 to Dec 26
THSpanDec 21 to Dec 27
THSpanDec 22 to Dec 28
THSpanDec 23 to Dec 29
THSpanDec 24 to Dec 30
THSpanDec 25 to Dec 31
THSpanDec 26 to Jan 1
THSpan% change from Dec 20-26 to Dec 26-Jan 1
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TRTDSpanPeterborough Public Health
TDSpan30.4
TDSpan33.8
TDSpan31.1
TDSpan30.4
TDSpan41.9
TDSpan41.9
TDSpan46.6
TDSpan+53.3%
TRTDSpanSimcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
TDSpan57.5
TDSpan56.9
TDSpan61.2
TDSpan60.0
TDSpan63.7
TDSpan67.9
TDSpan64.5
TDSpan+12.2%
TRTDSpanYork Region Public Health
TDSpan121.7
TDSpan114.5
TDSpan125.6
TDSpan136.4
TDSpan150.4
TDSpan163.6
TDSpan167.6
TDSpan+37.7%
TRTDSpanTORONTO
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TRTDSpanToronto Public Health
TDSpan146.5
TDSpan142.3
TDSpan147.6
TDSpan154.5
TDSpan151.9
TDSpan161.2
TDSpan165.8
TDSpan+13.2%
TRTDSpanSOUTH WEST
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TRTDSpanChatham-Kent Public Health
TDSpan46.1
TDSpan52.7
TDSpan64.9
TDSpan77.1
TDSpan83.7
TDSpan98.8
TDSpan106.3
TDSpan+130.6%
TRTDSpanGrey Bruce Health Unit
TDSpan20.6
TDSpan18.8
TDSpan17.1
TDSpan15.3
TDSpan15.9
TDSpan17.7
TDSpan24.1
TDSpan+17.0%
TRTDSpanHuron Perth Public Health
TDSpan76.6
TDSpan74.4
TDSpan73.7
TDSpan78.0
TDSpan73.7
TDSpan68.0
TDSpan81.6
TDSpan+6.5%
TRTDSpanLambton Public Health
TDSpan104.6
TDSpan115.3
TDSpan125.2
TDSpan125.2
TDSpan136.7
TDSpan193.9
TDSpan215.3
TDSpan+105.8%
TRTDSpanMiddlesex-London Health Unit
TDSpan91.6
TDSpan92.4
TDSpan95.6
TDSpan104.8
TDSpan107.2
TDSpan113.7
TDSpan119.8
TDSpan+30.8%
TRTDSpanSouthwestern Public Health
TDSpan102.6
TDSpan109.7
TDSpan103.5
TDSpan113.0
TDSpan137.6
TDSpan157.9
TDSpan158.4
TDSpan+54.4%
TRTDSpanWindsor-Essex County Health Unit
TDSpan272.3
TDSpan277.1
TDSpan291.9
TDSpan288.6
TDSpan302.9
TDSpan327.9
TDSpan324.6
TDSpan+19.2%
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TableTRTHSpanPublic Health Unit Name
THSpanDec 20 to Dec 26
THSpanDec 21 to Dec 27
THSpanDec 22 to Dec 28
THSpanDec 23 to Dec 29
THSpanDec 24 to Dec 30
THSpanDec 25 to Dec 31
THSpanDec 26 to Jan 1
THSpan% change from Dec 20-26 to Dec 26-Jan 1
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TRTDSpanCENTRAL WEST
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TDSpan
TRTDSpanBrant County Health Unit
TDSpan50.9
TDSpan52.2
TDSpan61.9
TDSpan61.2
TDSpan63.8
TDSpan78.6
TDSpan87.0
TDSpan+70.9%
TRTDSpanCity of Hamilton Public Health Services
TDSpan106.6
TDSpan115.2
TDSpan123.1
TDSpan128.5
TDSpan141.2
TDSpan153.5
TDSpan159.2
TDSpan+49.3%
TRTDSpanHaldimand-Norfolk Health Unit
TDSpan57.0
TDSpan60.5
TDSpan52.6
TDSpan61.4
TDSpan91.2
TDSpan87.7
TDSpan109.6
TDSpan+92.3%
TRTDSpanHalton Region Public Health
TDSpan86.7
TDSpan86.7
TDSpan95.1
TDSpan93.7
TDSpan96.8
TDSpan103.9
TDSpan112.7
TDSpan+30.0%
TRTDSpanNiagara Region Public Health
TDSpan109.8
TDSpan117.9
TDSpan121.9
TDSpan127.8
TDSpan139.7
TDSpan141.0
TDSpan154.3
TDSpan+40.5%
TRTDSpanRegion of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services
TDSpan97.0
TDSpan91.4
TDSpan88.0
TDSpan93.9
TDSpan88.1
TDSpan86.8
TDSpan100.6
TDSpan+3.7%
TRTDSpanWellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
TDSpan95.5
TDSpan99.1
TDSpan103.2
TDSpan102.3
TDSpan96.8
TDSpan100.4
TDSpan111.6
TDSpan+16.9%
TRTDSpanTOTAL ONTARIO
TDSpan104.5
TDSpan103.6
TDSpan107.4
TDSpan111.9
TDSpan116.0
TDSpan124.7
TDSpan131.7
TDSpan+26.0%
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