Today s update includes 126 new recoveries.
The two deaths reported today were both individuals between 60 and 79 years old.
Since yesterday, 11 people have been hospitalized with COVID-19 and two COVID patients have been admitted to intensive care units.
The July 20 update provided by the province s public health agency also reported the following data:
1,354 active, lab-confirmed cases, down from 1,355 yesterday.
145 COVID-positive people are currently hospitalized in Ontario.
There are 149 patients in intensive care units with COVID-related illness (of those, 43 no longer test positive for COVID-19).
98 people are on ventilators due to COVID-related illness (of those, 27 no longer test positive for COVID-19).
The province reported 13,586 tests were processed yesterday, resulting in a 0.9 per cent positivity rate.
14 Days Of No New Cases In The District
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The hospital made the announcement Monday.
It has no admitted patients with COVID-19, and there are no active cases anywhere in the District of Thunder Bay.
In all of Northwestern Ontario, there is only one confirmed active case, in the Kenora area.
The dedicated care unit on 3A at TBRHSC first opened on Feb. 15, 2021.
The hospital statement said that over the past five months and during the second wave of the pandemic, the unit looked after a significant number of patients infected with the virus.
It did not disclose the precise total but said This resulted in many changing circumstances and staff redeployment to areas needing support. While this was not ideal, the staff and professional staff at TBRHSC showed tremendous dedication to the care of patients in our hospital.
District double vaccination rate tops 60 per cent
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