kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
Here’s today summary: there are now 68 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area, 138 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 5 cases from yesterday’s report, with 1 case in Peterborough and 4 cases in Kawartha Lakes removed due to false positive test results. An outbreak declared at Adelaide Place Retirement Community in Lindsay on May 1 has been lifted, as the test for the single resident who had tested positive for COVID-19 was a false positive due to a lab error.
There have been 38 deaths, with the most recent death reported on April 30 by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Province-wide, there are 18,310 confirmed cases, an increase of 387 from yesterday’s report, with 12,779 cases resolved, an increase of 274 from yesterday’s report. There have been 1,361 deaths, an increase of 61 from yesterday’s report. A total of 352,714 tests have been completed, an increase of 10,654 from yesterday’s report, with 6,023 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: 68 (decrease of 1 from May 4)*
Confirmed negative: 2,798 (as of April 28)**
Results pending: 829 (as of April 28)**
Deaths: 2 (no change from from May 4)
Resolved: 48 (increase of 1 from May 4)
Total tests completed: 3,713 (as of April 28)**
Institutional Outbreaks: St. Joseph’s at Fleming, Extendicare Lakefield, Peterborough Retirement Residence (no change from May 4)***
*The total number of positive cases may no longer be accurate. On May 4, 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.
***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 (decrease of 4 from May 4)*
Hospitalizations: 10 (no change from May 4)
Deaths: 32, including 28 in Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon (no change from May 4)
Resolved: 123 (no change from May 4)
Institutional Outbreaks: Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, Case Manor in Bobcaygeon (decrease of 1 from May 4) **
*A laboratory decision was made to reject all COVID-19 positive test results performed over the weekend of Apr 25-26. After re-swabbing and re-testing, 5 cases previously reported confirmed cases have been removed as re-testing has indicated negative results for COVID-19.
**An outbreak declared at Adelaide Place Retirement Community in Lindsay on May 1 has been lifted, as the test for the single resident who had tested positive for COVID-19 was a false positive due to a lab error.
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 (no change from May 4)
Probable cases: 192 (decrease of 3 from May 4)
Deaths: 4 (no change from May 4)
Hospitalized: 1 (no change from May 4)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 1 (no change from May 4)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change from May 4)
Recovered: 20 (no change from May 4)
Total tests completed: 3,438 (increase of 236 from May 4)
Institutional Outbreaks: Hastings Manor in Belleville, Moira Place in Tweed (no change from May 4)*
*Number of cases not reported.
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 18,310 (increase of 387 from May 4)
Hospitalized: 1,043 (increase of 59 from May 4)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 223 (decrease of 2 from May 4)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 166 (increase of 9 from May 4)
Deaths: 1,361 (increase of 61 from May 4)
Total tests completed 352,714 (increase of 10,654 from May 4)
Tests under investigation: 6,023 (decrease of 242 from May 4)
Resolved: 12,779 (increase of 274 from May 4)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
This story has been updated with results from Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit that were released at 9 p.m. on May 5.
