kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
Here’s today summary: there are 86 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area, 138 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Northumberland County, 7 in Haliburton County, and 39 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
That’s an increase of 6 cases, with 3 additional cases in Peterborough, 2 additional cases in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 additional case in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
There have been 36 deaths, an increase of 1 from yesterday’s report. The additional death reported by Peterborough Public Health is of a person who passed away earlier this month; the person’s death was just determined to be due to complications from COVID-19.
Province-wide, there are 15,381 confirmed cases, an increase of 525 from yesterday’s report, and 951 deaths, an increase of 59 from yesterday’s report. A total of 253,040 tests have been completed, an increase of 10,852 from yesterday’s report, with 6,282 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: 86 (increase of 3 from April 27)
Confirmed negative: 2,798 (increase of 481 from April 27)
Results pending: 829 (increase of 116 from April 27)
Deaths: 2 (increase of 1 from April 27)
Resolved: 42 (increase of 2 from April 27)
Total tests completed: 3,713 (increase of 600 from April 27)
Institutional Outbreaks: St. Joseph’s at Fleming, St. John’s Senior Centre, Empress Gardens Retirement Residence, Extendicare Lakefield, Peterborough Retirement Residence (no change from April 27)*
*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: 158, including 138 in Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Northumberland, 7 in Haliburton (increase of 2 from April 27)
Hospitalizations: 10 (no change from April 27)
Deaths: 32, including 28 in Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon (no change from April 27)
Resolved: 115 (increase of 2 from April 27)
Institutional Outbreaks: Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, Case Manor in Bobcaygeon (no change from April 27))*
*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: 39 (increase of 1 from April 27)
Probable cases: 212 (increase of 4 from April 27)
Deaths: 2 (no change from April 27)
Hospitalized: 2 (decrease of 4 from April 27)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 0 (decrease of 1 from April 27)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change from April 27)
Recovered: 19 (increase of 2 from April 27)
Total tests completed: 2,113 (increase of 260 from April 27)
Institutional Outbreaks: Hastings Manor in Belleville, Moira Place in Tweed (no change from April 27)*
*Number of cases not reported.
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 15,381 (increase of 525 from April 27)
Hospitalized: 957 (increase of 12 from April 27)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 239 (decrease of 2 from April 27)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 187 (decrease of 4 from April 27)
Deaths: 951 (increase of 59 from April 27)
Total tests completed 253,040 (increase of 10,852 from April 27)
Tests under investigation: 6,282 (decrease of 1,281 from April 27)
Resolved: 8,964 (increase of 439 from April 27)
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario by public health unit, January 15 – April 27, 2020. (Graphic: Public Health Ontario)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
