kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
Here’s today summary: there are 83 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area, 136 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Northumberland County, 7 in Haliburton County, and 38 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
That’s an increase of 14 cases, with 5 additional cases in Peterborough and 9 additional cases in Kawartha Lakes. This is the third straight day of double-digit increases in positive cases (17 on April 26th and 10 on April 25th).
There have been 35 deaths, with no change since yesterday’s report. The most recent death was reported by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health on April 26th.
Four new COVID-19 institutional outbreaks have been declared: Empress Gardens Retirement Residence, Extendicare Lakefield, and Peterborough Retirement Residence in Peterborough and Peterborough County and Case Manor in Bobcaygeon in the Kawartha Lakes.
Province-wide, there are 14,856 confirmed cases, an increase of 424 from yesterday’s report, and 892 deaths, an increase of 57 from yesterday’s report. A total of 242,188 tests have been completed, an increase of 12,550 from yesterday’s report, with 5,001 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: 83 (increase of 5 from April 26)
Confirmed negative: 2,317 (increase of 161 from April 26)
Results pending: 713 (increase of 211 from April 26)
Deaths: 1 (no change from April 26)
Resolved: 40 (no change from April 26)
Total tests completed: 3,113 (increase of 377 from April 26)
Institutional Outbreaks: St. Joseph’s at Fleming, St. John’s Senior Centre, Empress Gardens Retirement Residence, Extendicare Lakefield, Peterborough Retirement Residence (increase of 3 from April 26)*
*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: 156, including 136 in Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Northumberland, 7 in Haliburton (increase of 9 from April 26)
Hospitalizations: 10 (no change from April 26)
Deaths: 32, including 28 in Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon (no change from April 26)
Resolved: 113 (increase of 1 from April 26)
Institutional Outbreaks: Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, Case Manor in Bobcaygeon (increase of 1 from April 26)*
*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: 38 (no change from April 26)
Probable cases: 208 (decrease of 29 from April 26)
Deaths: 2 (no change from April 26)
Hospitalized: 2 (decrease of 4 from April 26)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 1 (decrease of 1 from April 26)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change from April 26)
Recovered: 17 (no change from April 26)
Total tests completed: 1,853 (increase of 91 from April 26)
Institutional Outbreaks: Hastings Manor in Belleville, Moira Place in Tweed (no change from April 26)*
*Number of cases not reported.
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 14,856 (increase of 424 from April 26)
Hospitalized: 945 (increase of 7 from April 26)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 241 (decrease of 11 from April 26)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 191 (decrease of 4 from April 26)
Deaths: 892 (increase of 57 from April 26)
Total tests completed 242,188 (increase of 12,550 from April 26)
Tests under investigation: 5,001 (decrease of 2,416 from April 26)
Resolved: 8,525 (increase of 525 from April 26)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
