Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
After seven straight days with fewer than 100 new cases of COVID-19, Ontario is reporting a small uptick in new cases at 115. Of the new cases, 60 per cent are among people aged 39 or younger. Most of the new cases were reported in Ottawa (20), Peel Region (19), Toronto (16), Windsor-Essex (12), and Niagara Region (11).
The increase in new cases comes on the same day the Ontario government announced Windsor-Essex will join the rest of the province in Stage 3 of Ontario’s reopening as of Wednesday, August 12th.
In the greater Kawarthas region, one new case has been reported in Kawartha Lakes and one new case has been reported in Haliburton. There are no new cases to report today in the Peterborough area, Northumberland, or Prince Edward and Hastings counties.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 99 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (94 resolved with 2 deaths), 177 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (156 resolved with 32 deaths), 26 in Northumberland County (25 resolved with no deaths), 15 in Haliburton County (12 resolved with no deaths), and 44 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County (38 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported on May 7 by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Province-wide, there have been 40,161 confirmed cases, an increase of 115 from yesterday’s report, with 36,381 cases (90.6% of all cases) resolved, an increase of 102. There have been 2,786 deaths (no change from yesterday), with 1,799 deaths reported in long-term care homes (no change from yesterday). A total of 2,422,487 tests have been completed, an increase of 22,275 from yesterday, with 10,865 tests under investigation, a decrease of 6,675 from yesterday.
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. This information is at least 24 hours old, so it is not real-time data. 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: 99 (no change)
Active cases: 2 (decrease of 1)
Deaths: 2 (no change)
Resolved: 95 (increase of 1)
Total tests completed: Over 22,500 (increase of 150)
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.
The health unit provides reports on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 218, including 177 in Kawartha Lakes, 26 in Northumberland, 15 in Haliburton (increase of 2, with 1 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in Haliburton)
Probable cases: 1 (increase of 1)
Hospitalizations: 14 (no change)
Deaths: 32 (no change)
Resolved: 193, including 156 in Kawartha Lakes, 25 in Northumberland, 12 in Haliburton (no change)
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.
The health unit provides reports on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, excluding statutory holidays..
Confirmed positive: 44 (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: 38 (no change)
Total tests completed: 19,290 (increase of 657)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 40,161 (increase of 115)
Resolved: 36,381 (increase of 102, 90.6% of all cases)
Hospitalized: 49 (decrease of 6)*
Hospitalized and in ICU: 25 (decrease of 1)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 14 (increase of 2)
Deaths: 2,786 (no change)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,799 (no change)
Total tests completed: 2,422,487 (increase of 22,275)
Tests under investigation: 10,865 (decrease of 6,675)
*Approximately 36 hospitals did not submit data to the daily bed census for August 8. The number of hospitalized patients may increase when reporting compliance increases.
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
