kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
Here’s today summary: there are now 69 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area, 142 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Northumberland County, 7 in Haliburton County, and 43 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
That’s a net decrease of 11 cases from yesterday’s report, with 15 cases in Peterborough identified as false positives due to a lab error at Bio-Test Laboratories in Ottawa. There are 3 new cases in Kawartha Lakes and 1 new case in Hastings and Prince Edward.
Outbreaks at Empress Gardens Retirement Residence and St. John’s Senior Centre in Peterborough and Belmont in Belleville have been declared over.
There have been 38 deaths, a decrease of 1 from yesterday’s report (Peterborough Public Health has reduced the number of deaths; no information is yet available on why). The most recent death was reported on April 30 by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Province-wide, there are 17,923 confirmed cases, an increase of 370 from yesterday’s report. There have been 1,300 deaths, an increase of 84 from yesterday’s report (this is the largest one-day increase in recent weeks). A total of 342,060 tests have been completed, an increase of 14,555 from yesterday’s report, with 6,265 tests 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: 69 (decrease of 15 from May 3)*
Confirmed negative: 2,798 (as of April 28)**
Results pending: 829 (as of April 28)**
Deaths: 2 (decrease of 1 from May 3)***
Resolved: 47 (no change from May 3)
Total tests completed: 3,713 (as of April 28)**
Institutional Outbreaks: St. Joseph’s at Fleming, Extendicare Lakefield, Peterborough Retirement Residence (decreasse of 2 from May 3)****
*The total number of positive cases may no longer be accurate. On May 3, 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.
***The health unit has decreased the number of deaths by one. Information on the reason for the change is not yet available.
****Outbreaks at Empress Gardens Retirement Residence and St. John’s Senior Centre have been declared over.
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: 162, including 142 in Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Northumberland, 7 in Haliburton (increase of 3 from May 3)*
Hospitalizations: 10 (no change from May 3)
Deaths: 32, including 28 in Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon (no change from May 3)
Resolved: 123 (no change from May 3)
Institutional Outbreaks: Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, Case Manor in Bobcaygeon, Adelaide Place in Lindsay**
*The total number of positive cases may no longer be accurate. On May 3, 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.
**An outbreak at Adelaide Place in Lindsay was declared on April 30th when a single resident tested positive for COVID-19. However, that test may be a false positive due to a technical error at an Ottawa laboratory.
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.
Confirmed positive: 43 (increase of 1 from May 3)
Probable cases: 195 (decrease of 3 from May 3)
Deaths: 4 (no change from May 3)
Hospitalized: 1 (no change from May 3)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 1 (no change from May 3)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change from May 3)
Recovered: 20 (no change from May 3)
Total tests completed: 3,202 (increase of 51 from May 3)
Institutional Outbreaks: Hastings Manor in Belleville, Moira Place in Tweed (decrease of 1 from May 3)*
*The COVID-19 outbreak at Belmont in Belleville was declared over on May 4th due to insufficient evidence of COVID-19.
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 17,923 (increase of 370 from May 3)
Hospitalized: 984 (decrease of 26 from May 3)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 225 (decrease of 7 from May 3)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 175 (increase of 1 from May 3)
Deaths: 1,300 (increase of 84 from May 3)
Total tests completed 342,060 (increase of 14,555 from May 3)
Tests under investigation: 6,265 (decrease of 3,520 from May 3)
Resolved: 12,505 (increase of 500 from May 3)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
This story has been updated with the most recent information from health units released in late afternoon on May 4th.
