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, 137 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 a net decrease of 1 case from yesterday’s report. One previously reported case in Kawartha Lakes has been removed as a duplicate.
There have been 37 deaths, an increase of 1 from yesterday’s report. The latest death was reported by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Province-wide, there are 15,728 confirmed cases, an increase of 347 from yesterday’s report. This is the lowest number of new cases in the past three weeks. There have been 996 deaths, an increase of 40 from yesterday’s report. A total of 264,594 tests have been completed, an increase of 11,554 from yesterday’s report, with 9,612 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 (no change from April 28)
Confirmed negative: Not available, to be updated on April 30
Results pending: Not available, to be updated on April 30
Deaths: 2 (increase of 1 from April 28)
Resolved: 44 (increase of 2 from April 28)
Total tests completed: Not available, to be updated on April 30
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 28)*
*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: 157, including 137 in Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Northumberland, 7 in Haliburton (decrease of 1 from April 28)*
Hospitalizations: 10 (no change from April 28)
Deaths: 32, including 28 in Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon (no change from April 28)
Resolved: 115 (no change from April 28)
Institutional Outbreaks: Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, Case Manor in Bobcaygeon (no change from April 28)**
*One previously reported case has been removed through data cleaning as a duplicate entered into iPHIS by multiple public health units.
**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 (no change from April 28)
Probable cases: 215 (increase of 3 from April 28)
Deaths: 3 (increase of 1 from April 28)
Hospitalized: 2 (no change from April 28)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 1 (increase of 1 from April 28)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change from April 28)
Recovered: 19 (no change from April 28)
Total tests completed: 2,340 (increase of 227 from April 28)
Institutional Outbreaks: Hastings Manor in Belleville, Moira Place in Tweed (no change from April 28)*
*Number of cases not reported.
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 15,728 (increase of 347 from April 28)
Hospitalized: 977 (increase of 20 from April 28)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 235 (decrease of 4 from April 28)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 186 (decrease of 1 from April 28)
Deaths: 996 (increase of 45 from April 28)
Total tests completed 264,594 (increase of 11,554 from April 28)
Tests under investigation: 9,530 (increase of 3,248 from April 28)
Resolved: 9,612 (increase of 648 from April 28)
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario by public health unit, January 15 – April 28, 2020. (Graphic: Public Health Ontario)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
