kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
Here’s today summary: there are now 71 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area, 136 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 an increase of 6 cases from yesterday’s report, with 4 new cases in Peterborough and 2 new cases in Kawartha Lakes.
Outbreaks at Extendicare Lakefield and Peterborough Retirement Residence have been declared over due to a lab error resulting in false positive tests.
There have been 39 deaths, an increase of 1, with the most recent death reported on May 7 by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health. No details on the latest death are available.
Province-wide, there are 19,121 confirmed cases, an increase of 399 from yesterday, with 13,569 cases resolved, an increase of 347 from yesterday. There have been 1,477 deaths, an increase of 48 from yesterday. A total of 380,854 tests have been completed, an increase of 15,179 from yesterday, with 13,012 tests under investigation, an increase of 347 from yesterday.
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: 71 (increase of 4 from May 6)
Confirmed negative: Data currently unavailable*
Results pending: Data currently unavailable*
Deaths: 2 (no change from from May 6)
Resolved: 56 (increase of 10 from May 6)
Total tests completed: Over 4,800 (no change from May 6)*
Institutional outbreaks: St. Joseph’s at Fleming (decrease of 2 from May 6)**
*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.
**Outbreaks at Extendicare Lakefield and Peterborough Retirement Residence have been declared over due to a lab error resulting in false positive tests.
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 136 in Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Northumberland, 7 in Haliburton (increase of 2 from May 6)*
Hospitalizations: 10 (no change from May 6)
Deaths: 32, including 28 in Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon (no change from May 6)
Resolved: 124 (increase of 1 from May 6)
Institutional outbreaks: Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Caressant Care Lindsay, Maplewood Nursing Home in Brighton (decrease of 1 from May 6) **
*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.
**A Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay has been declared over. A previously declared outbreak at Case Manor in Bobcaygeon has been rescinded due to a lab error resulting in false positive tests.
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 6)
Probable cases: 188 (decrease of 4 from May 6)
Deaths: 5 (increase of 1 from May 6)
Hospitalized: 1 (no change from May 6)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 1 (no change from May 6)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change from May 6)
Recovered: 20 (no change from May 6)
Total tests completed: 3,930 (increase of 264 from May 6)
Institutional outbreaks: Hastings Manor in Belleville, Moira Place in Tweed (no change from May 6)*
*Number of cases not reported.
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 19,121 (increase of 399 from May 6)
Hospitalized: 1,033 (increase of 1 from May 6)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 220 (increase of 1 from May 6)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 155 (decrease of 19 from May 6)
Deaths: 1,477 (increase of 48 from May 6)
Total tests completed 380,854 (increase of 15,179 from May 6)
Tests under investigation: 13,012 (increase of 4,222 from May 6)
Resolved: 13,569 (increase of 347 from May 6)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
