kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
Here’s today summary: there are 90 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area, 156 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 17 in Northumberland County, 8 in Haliburton County, and 43 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
There are no new cases to report today in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, or Haliburton. There is no weekend report on cases from Hastings County and Prince Edward County, but the most recent positive case there was reported on May 18.
There has 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 30,617 confirmed cases, an increase of 415 (223 of these cases were impacted by a laboratory-to-public health reporting delay). A total of 24,252 cases are resolved, an increase of 305 from yesterday. There have been 2,426 deaths, an increase of 19 from yesterday, with 1,557 of the deaths being residents in long-term care homes, an increase of 8. A total of 851,532 tests have been completed, an increase of 19,374 from yesterday, with 6,779 tests under investigation, a decrease of 5,606.
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 health units and 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: 90 (no change)
Deaths: 2 (no change)
Resolved: 80 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 10,450 (increase of 400+)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
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: 181, including 156 in Kawartha Lakes, 17 in Northumberland, 8 in Haliburton (no change)
Probable cases: 0 (no change)
Hospitalizations: 12 (no change)
Deaths: 32 (no change)
Resolved: 152 (increase of 2)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
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, last positive case reported on May 18)*
Probable cases: 185 (no change)*
Deaths: 5 (no change)*
Hospitalized: 0 (no change)*
Hospitalized and in ICU: 0 (no change)*
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change)*
Recovered: 33 (no change)*
Total tests completed: 7,996 (increase of 173)*
Institutional outbreaks: None*
*These numbers are from June 5. The health unit does not issue reports on weekends; the next report is due June 8.
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 30,617 (increase of 415)*
Hospitalized: 635 (decrease of 38)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 117 (no change)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 92 (decrease of 5)
Deaths: 2,426 (increase of 19)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,557 (increase of 8, 64.2% of all deaths)
Total tests completed 851,532 (increase of 19,374)
Tests under investigation: 6,779 (decrease of 5,606)
Resolved: 24,252 (increase of 305)
*223 of these cases were impacted by a laboratory-to-public health reporting delay.
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
