kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
Here’s today summary: there are 67 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area, 134 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.
New COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared at Caressant Care Lindsay and Maplewood Nursing Home in Brighton.
There have been 38 deaths, with the most recent death reported on April 30 by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Province-wide, there are 18,722 confirmed cases, an increase of 412 from yesterday’s report, with 13,222 cases resolved, an increase of 444 from yesterday’s report. There have been 1,429 deaths, an increase of 68 from yesterday’s report. A total of 365,675 tests have been completed, an increase of 12,961 from yesterday’s report, with 8,790 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: 67 (decrease of 1 from May 5)*
Confirmed negative: Data currently unavailable**
Results pending: Data currently unavailable**
Deaths: 2 (no change from from May 5)
Resolved: 49 (increase of 1 from May 5)
Total tests completed: Over 4,800 (increase of over 1,000 from April 28)**
Institutional outbreaks: St. Joseph’s at Fleming, Extendicare Lakefield, Peterborough Retirement Residence (no change from May 5)***
*The total number of positive cases may no longer be accurate. On May 5, 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.
**Peterborough Public Health and its partners are currently testing in long-term care homes and retirement homes. This is rapidly increasing the number of tests performed and causing a delay in the health unit’s ability to accurately report these figures. Current data will be provided as soon as possible.
***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: 155, including 134 in Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Northumberland, 7 in Haliburton (decrease of 4 from May 5)*
Hospitalizations: 10 (no change from May 5)
Deaths: 32, including 28 in Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon (no change from May 5)
Resolved: 123 (no change from May 5)
Institutional outbreaks: Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, Case Manor in Bobcaygeon, Caressant Care Lindsay, Maplewood Nursing Home in Brighton (increase of 2 from May 5) **
*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, 10 cases previously reported confirmed cases have been removed as re-testing has indicated negative results for COVID-19.
**An outbreak at Caressant Care Lindsay has been declared as a result of provincially mandated enhanced surveillance testing, and an outbreak Maplewood Nursing Home in Brighton has also been declared (not related to enhanced surveillance testing).
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 5)
Probable cases: 192 (no change from May 5)
Deaths: 4 (no change from May 5)
Hospitalized: 1 (no change from May 5)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 1 (no change from May 5)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change from May 5)
Recovered: 20 (no change from May 5)
Total tests completed: 3,666 (increase of 228 from May 5)
Institutional outbreaks: Hastings Manor in Belleville, Moira Place in Tweed (no change from May 5)*
*Number of cases not reported. A respiratory outbreak has been declared at Hallowell House in Picton but COVID-19 has not been confirmed.
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 18,722 (increase of 412 from May 5)
Hospitalized: 1,032 (decrease of 11 from May 5)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 219 (decrease of 4 from May 5)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 174 (increase of 8 from May 5)
Deaths: 1,429 (increase of 68 from May 5)
Total tests completed 365,675 (increase of 12,961 from May 5)
Tests under investigation: 8,790 (increase of 2,747 from May 5)
Resolved: 13,222 (increase of 444 from May 5)
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario by public health unit, January 15 – May 5, 2020. (Graphic: Public Health Ontario)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
