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, 165 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 21 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 Northumberland. There are no new cases to report in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, 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 34,316 confirmed cases, an increase of 111 from yesterday’s report. A total of 29,754 cases are resolved, an increase of 226 from yesterday. There have been 2,644 deaths, an increase of 3 from yesterday, with 1,692 of the deaths being residents in long-term care homes, an increase of 3. A total of 1,294,314 tests have been completed, a record increase of 30,780 from yesterday, with 27,344 tests under investigation, an increase of 2,737.
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: 3 (no change)
Deaths: 2 (no change)
Resolved: 91 (increase of 1)
Total tests completed: Over 15,750 (increase of 50)
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: 195, including 165 in Kawartha Lakes, 21 in Northumberland, 9 in Haliburton (increase of 1)
Probable cases: No longer reported
Hospitalizations: 13 (no change)
Deaths: 32 (no change)
Resolved: 166 (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: 9,085 (increase of 291)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 34,316 (increase of 111)
Resolved: 29,754 (increase of 226)
Hospitalized: 256 (decrease of 14)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 61 (decrease of 8)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 41 (decrease of 6)
Deaths: 2,644 (increase of 3)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,692 (increase of 3, 64% of all deaths)
Total tests completed 1,294,314 (increase of 30,780)
Tests under investigation: 27,344 (increase of 2,737)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
