Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 78 new cases of COVID-19; however, this does not include cases from Toronto as those numbers are unavailable today. Hospitalizations have declined again and the number of ICU admissions and patients on ventilators remains the same.
In the greater Kawarthas region, Peterborough Public Health is reporting its 100th case of COVID-19. The health unit advises the infected person is in isolation and all close contacts have been traced. This is the only active case of COVID-19 in the Peterborough area.
Numbers are unavailable for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, or Prince Edward and Hastings counties, as the respective health units for those areas only issue reports on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 100 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (97 resolved with 2 deaths), 177 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (156 resolved with 32 deaths), 26 in Northumberland County (26 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 40,367 confirmed cases, an increase of 78 from yesterday’s report (this excludes Toronto cases as those numbers are unavailable today). Of confirmed cases, 36,689 (90.9% of all cases) are resolved, an increase of 99. There have been 2,787 deaths (no change from yesterday), with 1,800 deaths reported in long-term care homes (no change from yesterday). A total of 2,498,266 tests have been completed, an increase of 29,626 from yesterday, with 29,049 tests under investigation, an increase of 6,995.
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: 100 (increase of 1)
Active cases: 1 (increase of 1)
Deaths: 2 (no change)
Resolved: 97 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 22,900 (increase of 200)
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. These numbers are from August 12.
Confirmed positive: 218, including 177 in Kawartha Lakes, 26 in Northumberland, 15 in Haliburton (no change)
Probable cases: 1 (no change)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 14 (no change)
Deaths: 32 (no change)
Resolved: 194, including 156 in Kawartha Lakes, 26 in Northumberland, 12 in Haliburton (increase of 1, in Northumberland)
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. These numbers are from August 12.
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: 19,479 (increase of 189)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 40,367 (increase of 78)*
Resolved: 36,689 (increase of 99, 90.9% of all cases)
Hospitalized: 43 (decrease of 7)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 20 (no change)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 10 (no change)
Deaths: 2,787 (no change)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,800 (no change)
Total tests completed: 2,498,266 (increase of 29,626)
Tests under investigation: 29,049 (increase of 6,995)
*As updated data from the Toronto Public Health CORES system is not available, this is an underestimation of the daily case count.
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
