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 41 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
That’s a total increase of 2 cases from yesterday’s report, with 2 new cases in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
There have been 39 deaths, an increase of 2 from yesterday’s report. There has been 1 new death reported by Peterborough Public Health and 1 new death reported by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health. Peterborough Public Health says the latest death is of a woman in her 70s who passed away at Hospice Peterborough; while she was COVID-19 positive, the disease was not the cause of her death.
A new COVID-19 outbreak at Belmont in Belleville was declared by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health on April 28th.
Province-wide, there are 16,187 confirmed cases, an increase of 459 from yesterday’s report. There have been 1,082 deaths, an increase of 86 from yesterday’s report. A total of 277,522 tests have been completed, an increase of 12,928 from yesterday’s report, with 11,859 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 29)
Confirmed negative: Data not provided
Results pending: Data not provided
Deaths: 3 (increase of 1 from April 29)
Resolved: 44 (no change from April 29)
Total tests completed: Data not provided
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 29)*
*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 (no change April 29)
Hospitalizations: 10 (no change from April 29)
Deaths: 32, including 28 in Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon (no change from April 29)
Resolved: 116 (increase of 1 from April 29)
Institutional Outbreaks: Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, Case Manor in Bobcaygeon (no change from April 29)*
*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: 41 (increase of 2 from April 29)
Probable cases: 215 (no change from April 29)
Deaths: 4 (increase of 1 from April 29)
Hospitalized: 1 (decrease of 1 from April 29)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 1 (no change from April 29)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change from April 29)
Recovered: 20 (increase of 1 from April 29)
Total tests completed: 2,544 (increase of 204 from April 29)
Institutional Outbreaks: Belmont in Belleville, Hastings Manor in Belleville, Moira Place in Tweed (increase of 1 from April 29)*
*Number of cases not reported.
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 16,187 (increase of 459 from April 29)
Hospitalized: 999 (increase of 22 from April 29)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 233 (decrease of 2 from April 29)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 181 (decrease of 5 from April 29)
Deaths: 1,082 (increase of 86 from April 29)
Total tests completed 277,522 (increase of 12,928 from April 29)
Tests under investigation: 11,859 (increase of 2,329 from April 29)
Resolved: 10,205 (increase of 593 from April 29)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
