kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
Here’s today summary: there are 87 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area, 138 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 1 new case in Peterborough and 1 new case in Kawartha Lakes. Important note: the total number of positive cases in Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes may now be inaccurate, as 22 cases in Peterborough and 13 cases in Kawartha Lakes were affected by a technical error at an Ottawa laboratory that may have resulted in false positive results.
There have been 39 deaths. The most recent death was reported on April 30 by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Province-wide, there are 16,608 confirmed cases, an increase of 421 from yesterday’s report. There have been 1,121 deaths, an increase of 39 from yesterday’s report. A total of 294,054 tests have been completed, an increase of 16,532 from yesterday’s report, with 11,975 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: 87 (increase of 1 from April 30)*
Confirmed negative: 2,798 (as of April 28)**
Results pending: 829 (as of April 28)**
Deaths: 3 (no change from April 30)***
Resolved: 44 (no change from April 30)
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 30)****
*The total number of positive cases may no longer be accurate. On May 1, the health unit advised that 22 positive cases reported between April 22 and 29 may be false positives due to a technical error at an Ottawa laboratory.
**Due to increased testing in long-term care facilities, there is a delay in reporting these numbers.
***This number includes one person who tested positive for COVID-19, but whose cause of death was unrelated to the disease.
****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 1 from April 30)*
Hospitalizations: 10 (no change from April 30)
Deaths: 32, including 28 in Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon (no change from April 30)
Resolved: 121 (increase of 5 from April 30)
Institutional Outbreaks: Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, Case Manor in Bobcaygeon (no change from April 30)**
*The total number of positive cases may no longer be accurate. On May 1, the health unit advised that 13 positive cases at Case Manor in Bobcaygeon and Adelaide Place in Lindsay may be false positives due to a technical error at an Ottawa laboratory.
**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 (no change from April 30)
Probable cases: 212 (decrease of 3 from April 30)
Deaths: 4 (no change from April 30)
Hospitalized: 1 (no change from April 30)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 1 (no change from April 30)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change from April 30)
Recovered: 20 (no change from April 30)
Total tests completed: 2,846 (increase of 302 from April 30)
Institutional Outbreaks: Belmont in Belleville, Hastings Manor in Belleville, Moira Place in Tweed (no change from April 30)*
*Number of cases not reported.
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 16,608 (increase of 421 from April 30)
Hospitalized: 1,017 (increase of 18 from April 30)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 225 (decrease of 8 from April 30)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 175 (decrease of 6 from April 30)
Deaths: 1,121 (increase of 39 from April 30)
Total tests completed 294,054 (increase of 16,532 from April 30)
Tests under investigation: 11,975 (increase of 116 from April 30)
Resolved: 10,825 (increase of 620 from April 30)
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario by public health unit, January 15 – April 30, 2020. (Graphic: Public Health Ontario)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
