Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – April 24, 2020

Cases and deaths as reported by regional health units: Peterborough Public Health; Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit; and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - April 24, 2020

kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.

Here’s today summary: there are 61 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area, 118 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Northumberland County, 7 in Haliburton County, and 37 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.

That’s an increase of 2 cases from yesterday’s report, with 1 additional case in Peterborough and 1 additional case in Kawartha Lakes.

There have been 34 deaths, with the last reported death in Peterborough on Sunday, April 12th.

Province-wide, there are 13,519 confirmed cases, an increase of 640 from yesterday’s report, and 763 deaths, an increase of 50 from yesterday’s report. A total of 207,040 tests have been completed, an increase of 12,295 from yesterday’s report, with 5,414 cases under investigation.

This report is based on data supplied by the province’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS), as well as any additional information supplied by hospitals. This information is at least 24 hours old, so it is not real-time data.

We publish the daily report, usually by late afternoon, with the most current information released by health units. Note that each health unit reports the information in a different way.

 

Peterborough Public Health

Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.

Confirmed positive: 61 (increase of 1 from April 23)
Confirmed negative: 1,958 (increase of 195 from April 23)
Results pending: 419 (increase of 10 from April 23)
Deaths: 1 (no change from April 23)
Resolved: 40 (increase of 3 from April 23)
Total tests completed: 2,438 s(increase of 186 from April 23)
Institutional Outbreaks: St. Joseph’s at Fleming, St. John’s Senior Centre*

*Number of cases not reported.

 

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s service area is the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County.

Confirmed positive: 138, including 118 in Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Northumberland, 7 in Haliburton (increase of 1 from April 23)
Hospitalizations: 10 (no change from April 23)
Deaths: 32, including 28 in Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon (no change from April 23)
Resolved: 103 (increase of 5 from April 23)
Institutional Outbreaks: Pinecrest Nursing Home, Ross Memorial Hospital* (no change from April 23)

*Number of cases not reported.

 

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.

Confirmed positive: 37 (no change from April 23)
Probable cases: 235 (decrease of 3 from April 23)
Deaths: 1 (no change from April 23)
Hospitalized: 6 (no change from April 23)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 2 (no change from April 23)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (decrease of 1 from April 23)
Recovered: 17
Institutional Outbreaks: Hastings Manor (Belleville)*

*Number of cases not reported.

 

Province of Ontario

Confirmed positive: 13,519 (increase of 640 from April 23)
Hospitalized: 910 (increase of 23 from April 23)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 243 (increase of 10 from April 23)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 193 (increase of 8 from April 23)
Deaths: 763 (increase of 50 from April 23)
Total tests completed 207,040 (increase of 12,295 from April 23)
Tests under investigation: 5,414 (decrease of 1,343 from April 23)
Resolved: 7,087 (increase of 407 from April 23)

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario by public health unit, January 15 - April 23, 2020. (Graphic: Public Health Ontario)
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario by public health unit, January 15 – April 23, 2020. (Graphic: Public Health Ontario)

 

For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.