kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
Here’s today summary: there are 93 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area, 158 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 19 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, or 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 32,744 confirmed cases, an increase of 190 from yesterday’s report. A total of 27,784 cases are resolved, an increase of 353 from yesterday. There have been 2,550 deaths, an increase of 12 from yesterday, with 1,636 of the deaths being residents in long-term care homes, an increase of 4. A total of 1,071,429 tests have been completed, an increase of 24,205 from yesterday, with 21,635 tests under investigation, an increase of 3,715.
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: 93 (no change)
Active cases: 3 (decrease of 1)
Deaths: 2 (no change)
Resolved: 88 (increase of 1)
Total tests completed: Over 13,550 (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: 185, including 158 in Kawartha Lakes, 19 in Northumberland, 8 in Haliburton (no change)
Probable cases: 0 (no change)
Hospitalizations: 13 (no change)
Deaths: 32 (no change)
Resolved: 163 (increase of 1)
Institutional outbreaks: Fenelon Court Long Term Care Home in Fenelon Falls (confirmed), Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon (suspected, not confirmed) (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: 182 (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: 7,408 (increase of 490)
Institutional outbreaks: None
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 32,744 (increase of 190)
Hospitalized: 383 (decrease of 30)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 92 (decrease of 6)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 65 (decrease of 5)
Deaths: 2,550 (increase of 12)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,636 (increase of 4, 64.2% of all deaths)
Total tests completed 1,071,429 (increase of 24,205)
Tests under investigation: 21,635 (increase of 3,715)
Resolved: 27,784 (increase of 353)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
