kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
Here’s today summary: there are 73 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area, 140 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 14 in Northumberland County, 7 in Haliburton County, and 42 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
That’s an increase of 1 case from yesterday’s report, with 1 new case in Kawartha Lakes.
There have been a total of 39 deaths. The most recent death was reported on May 7 by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Outbreaks have been declared over at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon and at Hastings Manor in Belleville. A new outbreak at Kawartha Lakes Retirement Residence in Bobcaygeon was declared on May 12 after one staff person tested positive.
Province-wide, there are 21,494 confirmed cases, an increase of 258 from yesterday, with 16,204 cases resolved, an increase of 359 from yesterday. There have been 1,798 deaths, an increase of 33 from yesterday. A total of 492,487 tests have been completed, an increase of 17,429 from yesterday, with 17,578 tests under investigation, an increase of 4,183 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: 73 (no change from May 13)
Confirmed negative: Data currently unavailable*
Results pending: Data currently unavailable*
Deaths: 2 (no change from from May 13)
Resolved: 67 (increase of 3 from May 13)
Total tests completed: Over 6,250*
Institutional outbreaks: St. Joseph’s at Fleming, Kawartha Heights Retirement Living (no change from May 13)**
*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 provided.
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: 161, including 140 in Kawartha Lakes, 14 in Northumberland, 7 in Haliburton (increase of 1 from May 13)
Probable cases: 5 (increase of 1 from May 13)
Hospitalizations: 11 (no change from May 13)
Deaths: 32, including 28 in Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon (no change from May 13)
Resolved: 129 (increase of 2 from May 13)
Institutional outbreaks: Caressant Care Lindsay, Maplewood Nursing Home in Brighton, Kawartha Lakes Retirement Residence in Bobcaygeon*
*An outbreak at Kawartha Lakes Retirement Residence in Bobcaygeon was declared on May 12 after one staff person tested positive for COVID-19. An outbreak at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon was declared over on May 14.
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.
Confirmed positive: 42 (no change from May 13)
Probable cases: 182 (no change from May 13)
Deaths: 5 (no change from May 13)
Hospitalized: 1 (no change from May 13)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 1 (no change from May 13)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change from May 13)
Recovered: 27 (increase of 1 from May 13)
Total tests completed: 5,312 (increase of 281 from May 13)
Institutional outbreaks: None*
*An outbreak at Hastings Manor in Belleville was declared over on May 13.
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 21,494 (increase of 258 from May 13)
Hospitalized: 1,026 (increase of 8 from May 13)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 184 (decrease of 5 from May 13)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 141 (decrease of 1 from May 13)
Deaths: 1,798 (increase of 33 from May 13)
Total tests completed 492,487 (increase of 17,429 from May 13)
Tests under investigation: 17,578 (increase of 4,183 from May 13)
Resolved: 16,204 (increase of 359 from May 13)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
