kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
Here’s today summary: there are 95 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area, 162 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 19 in Northumberland County, 9 in Haliburton County, and 43 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
There is 1 new case to report today in Kawartha Lakes. There are no new cases to report in Peterborough, 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 33,637 confirmed cases, an increase of 161 from yesterday’s report. A total of 28,933 cases are resolved, an increase of 214 from yesterday. There have been 2,609 deaths, an increase of 3 from yesterday, with 1,654 of the deaths being residents in long-term care homes, a decrease of 3 (the decrease is unexplained, but appears to be a data reporting adjustment). A total of 1,196,627 tests have been completed, an increase of 21,900 from yesterday, with 10,027 tests under investigation, a decrease of 5,397.
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: 95 (no change)
Active cases: 4 (no change)
Deaths: 2 (no change)
Resolved: 89 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 15,000 (increase of 100)
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: 190, including 162 in Kawartha Lakes, 19 in Northumberland, 9 in Haliburton (increase of 1)
Probable cases: 0 (no change)
Hospitalizations: 13 (no change)
Deaths: 32 (no change)
Resolved: 165 (no change)
Institutional outbreaks: Fenelon Court Long Term Care Home in Fenelon Falls (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: 181 (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: 36 (no change)
Total tests completed: 8,161 (increase of 461)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 33,637 (increase of 161)
Hospitalized: 265 (decrease of 21)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 76 (increase of 10)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 58 (decrease of 1)
Deaths: 2,609 (increase of 3)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,654 (decrease of 3, 63.4% of all deaths)*
Total tests completed 1,196,627 (increase of 21,900)
Tests under investigation: 10,027 (decrease of 5,397)
Resolved: 28,933 (increase of 214)
*The decrease in deaths of residents in long-term care homes is unexplained, but appears to be a data adjustment.
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
