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.
For the second day in a row, there are no new cases to report today in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, Hastings, and Prince Edward.
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 31,341 confirmed cases, an increase of 251. A total of 25,380 cases are resolved, an increase of 551 from yesterday. There have been 2,475 deaths, an increase of 11 from yesterday, with 1,591 of the deaths being residents in long-term care homes, an increase of 6. A total of 900,339 tests have been completed, an increase of 19,941 from yesterday, with 13,897 tests under investigation, an increase of 2,877.
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 (no change)
Active cases: 4 (no change)
Deaths: 2 (no change)
Resolved: 85 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 11,100 (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 (no change)
Deaths: 32 (no change)
Resolved: 153 (increase of 1)
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: 5,794 (no change)*
Institutional outbreaks: None
*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: 31,341 (increase of 251)
Hospitalized: 580 (decrease of 20)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 118 (increase of 2)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 86 (decrease of 2)
Deaths: 2,475 (increase of 11)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,591 (increase of 6, 64.3% of all deaths)
Total tests completed 900,339 (increase of 19,941)
Tests under investigation: 13,897 (increase of 2,877)
Resolved: 25,380 (increase of 551)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
