July 18, 2020

Situation:

Case count as of 9:00 am July 18, 2020 / Number of cases at 9:00 am July 18, 2020
Area / RegionCase count / Number of casesChange from yesterday / Change compared to yesterdayDeaths / DeathsChange from yesterday / Change compared to yesterday
Total Worldwide /
Global Total
14,230,764+251 548600 302+6 854
Canada*109,669+4058,839+12
Ontario **37,440+1662,748+02

* Numbers from PHAC current as of 7 pm yesterday / PHAC figures updated at 7 p.m. yesterday

** Ontario current as of 8:00 am today / Ontario figures updated at 8:00 am today

Ontario:

Confirmed CasesConfirmed casesData SourceYesterday / Yesterday7-day% change /
% change over 7 days
Cumulative CasesCumulative number of casesiPHIS / SIISP37,4402%
Health Sector Worker CasesNumber of cases among health care workersiPHIS / SIISP6,3012%
Cumulative ResolvedCumulative number of cases resolvediPHIS / SIISP33,2943%
Cumulative DeathsCumulative number of deathsiPHIS / SIISP2,7481%
Long-Term Care Home ResidentsNumber of deaths of residents of CSLDs iPHIS / SIISP1,7320%
Retirement Home ResidentsNumber of deaths of residents of retirement homes iPHIS / SIISP1912%
Health Sector WorkersNumber of deaths of health care workersiPHIS / SIISP110%
Mode of Acquisition *Mode of acquisition *  Percent of Total /% of total
Outbreak-associated or close contact of a confirmed caseAssociated with hatching or close contact with a confirmed caseiPHIS / SIISP21,21557%
TravelTripiPHIS / SIISP1,6114%
No known epidemiological linkNo known epidemiological linkiPHIS / SIISP6,73118%
Information missing or pendingMissing or pending informationiPHIS / SIISP2,9978%
Effective Reproduction Number (Rt) ** and Confidence IntervalEffective reproduction rate (Re) ** and confidence intervalData SourceJuly 10-July 16, 2020 / July 10 – July 16, 2020July 7-July 13, 2020 / July 7-July 13, 2020
OntarioOntarioPHO / SPO0.9 [0.9 – 1]1 [0.9 – 1]
NorthNorthPHO / SPON / A / N / AN / A / N / A
EasternisPHO / SPO1.3 [1 – 1.7]1 [0.7 – 1.3]
Central eastCenter-EastPHO / SPO1 [0.9 – 1.1]1 [0.9 – 1.1]
TorontoTorontoPHO / SPO0.9 [0.8 – 1]0.9 [0.8 – 1]
South westSouth WestPHO / SPO0.6 [0.5 – 0.8]1 [0.9 – 1.2]
Central westMidwestPHO / SPO1 [0.8 – 1.2]0.9 [0.8 – 1.2]
TestingScreening Yesterday / Yesterday7-day average /
average 7 days
Daily tests completedDaily screenings performedNOC / COR28,84924,806
% positivity% positivityNOC / COR0.7%0.8%
In-process testsOngoing analyzesNOC / COR24 55119 227
Acute CareAcute careData SourceYesterday / Yesterday7-day% change /
% change over 7 days
Confirmed patients hospitalizedConfirmed hospitalized casesdBCS / RqL108-16%
Cumulative hospitalized health sector workersCumulative number of health care workers hospitalizediPHIS / SIISP2321%
Cumulative health sector workers in ICUCumulative number of workers in the critical care health sectoriPHIS / SIISP                     582%
    7-day average /
average 7 days
Current vented patients (includes COVID +)Patients currently on a respirator (include COVID +)CCSO / SOSMPC476                                462
CRCI VentedCOVID + on respiratorCCSO / SOSMPC30                                  34
Active OutbreaksActive outbreaksData SourceYesterday / Yesterday7-day average /
average 7 days
HospitalsHospitalsiPHIS / SIISP                       4                                    5
Long-Term Care HomesCSLDiPHIS / SIISP                     36                                  38
Retirement HomesRetirement homesiPHIS / SIISP                     20                                  16
Group HomesGroup homesiPHIS / SIISP                     10                                  11
Correctional FacilitiesCorrectional facilitiesiPHIS / SIISP                       1                                    1
SheltersSheltersiPHIS / SIISP                       3                                    3
DaycareChild care servicesiPHIS / SIISP                       1                                    1
Workplace – FarmWorkplaces – FarmsiPHIS / SIISP                     14                                  13
Workplace – Food ProcessingWorkplaces – Food processingiPHIS / SIISP                     17                                  16
Workplace – OtherWorkplaces – OthersiPHIS / SIISP                     75                                  71
Other Congregate SettingsOther shared accommodation settingsiPHIS / SIISP                     13                                  12
UndefinedUndefinediPHIS / SIISP                       3                                    3

iPHIS = integrated Public Health Information System; PHO = Public Health Ontario; NOC = COVID19 Provincial Diagnostic Network Operations Center; CCSO = Critical Care Services Ontario; dBCS = Daily Bed Census; CRCI = COVID-Related Critical Illness (COVID-Related Critical Illness (CRCI) is defined as: Admission to the ICU because of a clinical syndrome consistent with COVID, AND the patient has had a positive test that is consistent with acute COVID illness. COVID + is a sub-set of CRCI patients whose last COVID test was positive.) MLTC = Ministry of Long-Term Care; RHRA = Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority; SOLGEN = Ministry of the Solicitor General.

* Mode of acquisition is identified following the public health investigation and may not be available at the time the case is reported. Reported numbers should not be interpreted as mode of acquisition for the previous day’s case count. The mode of acquisition is updated twice per week.

** Effective reproduction number (Rt) is updated twice weekly and not daily. Rt is not calculated for PHU Regions with case counts <12 over the reporting period.

SIISP = Integrated Public Health Information System; OPH = Public Health Ontario; COR = COVID-19 Provincial Diagnostic Network Operations Center; SOSMPC = Ontario Critical Care Services; RqL = Daily inventory of beds; MGLC = serious illness linked to COVID-19 (a serious illness linked to COVID-19 means a disease leading to admission to intensive care because of a clinical syndrome corresponding to COVID-19, AND the screening result is consistent with an active COVID-19 COVID + is a secondary series of patients whose last screening for COVID was positive.) MSLD = Ministry of Long-Term Care; ORMR = Regulatory Office for Retirement Homes; MSG = Ministry of the Solicitor General.

* The acquisition method is determined following a public health investigation and may not be available when the case is declared. The figures declared should not be interpreted as those corresponding to the method of acquiring the number of cases from the previous day.

** The effective reproduction rate (Re) is updated twice a week and not daily. Re is not calculated for the regions served by BSPs recording <12 cases during the period covered by the report.

Data are provided in English format / The format of the figures is the Anglo-Saxon format