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, 158 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 18 in Northumberland County, 8 in Haliburton County, and 43 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
There are 2 new cases to report today in Kawartha Lakes. There are no new cases in Peterborough, Northumberland, Haliburton, Hastings, and Prince Edward.
There are two new COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care homes in Kawartha Lakes. An outbreak at Fenelon Court Long Term Care Home in Fenelon Falls was declared June 11 after one symptomatic resident tested positive for COVID-19. This individual is being isolated and additional testing is being conducted on the residents and staff.
A suspected outbreak at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon was declared June 11 after a staff person with atypical symptoms tested positive for the virus. The health unit declared a suspected outbreak so that additional precautions can be put in place to protect residents and staff, while the health unit investigates fully to determine if the situation meets the criteria for declaring an outbreak.
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 31,726 confirmed cases, an increase of 182 — the lowest daily increase since March 28. A total of 26,187 cases are resolved, an increase of 302 from yesterday. There have been 2,498 deaths, an increase of 11 from yesterday, with 1,606 of the deaths being residents in long-term care homes, an increase of 6.
A total of 953,015 tests have been completed, an increase of 28,335 from yesterday — the largest number of tests completed since testing began — with 18,512 tests under investigation, an increase of 2,153.
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: 2 (decrease of 2)
Deaths: 2 (no change)
Resolved: 87 (increase of 2)
Total tests completed: Over 11,800 (increase of 350)
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: 184, including 158 in Kawartha Lakes, 18 in Northumberland, 8 in Haliburton (increase of 2)
Probable cases: 0 (no change)
Hospitalizations: 13 (no change)
Deaths: 32 (no change)
Resolved: 156 (increase of 1)
Institutional outbreaks: Fenelon Court Long Term Care Home in Fenelon Falls, Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon (suspected) (increase of 2)*
*An outbreak at Fenelon Court was declared June 11 after one symptomatic resident tested positive for COVID-19 (this individual is being isolated and additional testing is being conducted on the residents and staff). A suspected outbreak at Pinecrest Nursing Home was declared June 11 after a staff person with atypical symptoms tested positive for the virus.
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: 182 (decrease of 3)
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: 6,350 (increase of 556)*
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: 31,726 (increase of 182)
Hospitalized: 527 (increase of 11)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 114 (decrease of 6)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 84 (decrease of 3)
Deaths: 2,498 (increase of 11)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,606 (increase of 6, 64.3% of all deaths)
Total tests completed 953,015 (increase of 28,335)
Tests under investigation: 18,512 (increase of 2,153)
Resolved: 26,187 (increase of 302)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
