kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
Here’s today summary: there are 91 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 is one new case to report today in Peterborough. There are no new cases in Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, Hastings, and Prince Edward. There is one new hospitalization due to COVID-19 in Kawartha Lakes.
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 30,860 confirmed cases, an increase of 243. A total of 24,492 cases are resolved, an increase of 240 from yesterday. There have been 2,450 deaths, an increase of 24 from yesterday, with 1,575 of the deaths being residents in long-term care homes, an increase of 18. A total of 866,889 tests have been completed, an increase of 15,357 from yesterday, with 4,811 tests under investigation, a decrease of 1,968.
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: 91 (increase of 1)
Active cases: 9 (increase of 1)
Deaths: 2 (no change)
Resolved: 80 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 10,650 (increase of 200+)
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: 13 (increase of 1)
Deaths: 32 (no change)
Resolved: 152 (no change)
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: 186 (increase of 1)
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: 5,577 (decrease of 2,419)*
Institutional outbreaks: None
*The health unit now only reports tests completed by the health unit, paramedics, and assessment centres in Belleville, North Hastings, Prince Edward County, and Quinte West. The data does not include tests completed at health care facilities.
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 30,860 (increase of 243)
Hospitalized: 603 (decrease of 32)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 118 (increase of 1)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 81 (decrease of 11)
Deaths: 2,450 (increase of 24)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,575 (increase of 18, 64.3% of all deaths)
Total tests completed 866,889 (increase of 15,357)
Tests under investigation: 4,811 (decrease of 1,968)
Resolved: 24,492 (increase of 240)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
