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, 141 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 15 in Northumberland County, 7 in Haliburton County, and 42 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
That’s an increase of 2 cases from yesterday’s report, with 1 new case in Kawartha Lakes and 1 new case in Northumberland. The outbreak at St. Joseph’s at Fleming in Peterborough was declared over on May 15.
There have been a total of 39 deaths. The most recent death was reported on May 7 by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Province-wide, there are 21,922 confirmed cases, an increase of 428 from yesterday (the number includes 87 cases not reported on May 14 due to a data upload error; actual cases are 345 on May 14 and 341 on May 15). A total of 16,641 cases are resolved, an increase of 437 from yesterday. There have been 1,825 deaths, an increase of 27 from yesterday. A total of 510,841 tests have been completed, an increase of 18,354 from yesterday, with 14,373 tests under investigation, a decrease of 3,205 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 14)
Confirmed negative: Data currently unavailable*
Results pending: Data currently unavailable*
Deaths: 2 (no change from from May 14)
Resolved: 67 (increase of 3 from May 14)
Total tests completed: Over 6,350*
Institutional outbreaks: Kawartha Heights Retirement Living in Peterborough (decrease of 1 from May 14)**
*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.
**The outbreak at St. Joseph’s at Fleming in Peterborough was declared over on May 15.
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: 163, including 141 in Kawartha Lakes, 15 in Northumberland, 7 in Haliburton (increase of 2 from May 14)
Probable cases: 0 (decrease of 5 from May 14)
Hospitalizations: 11 (no change from May 14)
Deaths: 32, including 28 at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon (no change from May 14)
Resolved: 132 (increase of 3 from May 14)
Institutional outbreaks: Caressant Care Lindsay, Maplewood Nursing Home in Brighton, Kawartha Lakes Retirement Residence in Bobcaygeon*
*Number of cases not provided.
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 14)
Probable cases: 182 (no change from May 14)
Deaths: 5 (no change from May 14)
Hospitalized: 1 (no change from May 14)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 1 (no change from May 14)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change from May 14)
Recovered: 28 (increase of 1 from May 14)
Total tests completed: 5,644 (increase of 332 from May 14)
Institutional outbreaks: None*
*An outbreak at Hastings Manor in Belleville was declared over on May 14.
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 21,922 (increase of 428 from May 14)*
Hospitalized: 986 (decrease of 40 from May 14)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 179 (decrease of 5 from May 14)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 135 (decrease of 6 from May 14)
Deaths: 1,825 (increase of 27 from May 14)
Total tests completed 510,841 (increase of 18,354 from May 14)
Tests under investigation: 14,373 (decrease of 3,205 from May 14)
Resolved: 16,641 (increase of 437 from May 14)
*Includes 87 cases not reported on May 14 due to a data upload error. Actual cases are 345 on May 14 and 341 on May 15.
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
