Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 103 new COVID-19 cases today. This is the fifth day in a row where the average number of new cases has exceeded 100. The majority of the new cases are in Peel (25), Toronto (25), Ottawa (14), Hamilton (9), Durham (7), York (6), and Brant (6). The remaining 27 public health units are reporting five or fewer cases, with 16 of them reporting no new cases at all.
In the greater Kawarthas region, there is another new case to report today in Peterborough, for a total of four active cases. Reports are not available on weekends for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, or Prince Edward and Hastings counties.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 103 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (97 resolved with 2 deaths), 177 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (157 resolved with 32 deaths), 30 in Northumberland County (29 resolved with no deaths), 15 in Haliburton County (15 resolved with no deaths), and 45 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County (39 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported on May 7 by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Province-wide, there have been 41,287 confirmed cases, an increase of 103 from yesterday’s report, with 37,487 (90.8% of all cases) resolved, an increase of 108 from yesterday. There have been 2,797 deaths, an increase of 1 from yesterday, with 1,804 deaths reported in long-term care homes (no change from yesterday). A total of 2,739,574 tests have been completed, an increase of 28,656 from yesterday, with 17,965 tests under investigation, a decrease of 1,976.
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: 103 (increase of 1)
Active cases: 4 (increase of 1)
Deaths: 2 (no change)
Resolved: 97 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 23,950 (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.
The health unit provides reports on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, excluding statutory holidays. These numbers are from August 21
Confirmed positive: 222, including 177 in Kawartha Lakes, 30 in Northumberland, 15 in Haliburton (increase of 1, in Northumberland)
Probable cases: 0 (no change)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 14 (no change)
Deaths: 32 (no change)
Resolved: 201, including 157 in Kawartha Lakes, 29 in Northumberland, 15 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 21
Confirmed positive: 45 (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: 39 (no change)
Total tests completed: 21,454 (increase of 835)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 41,287 (increase of 108)
Resolved: 37,487 (increase of 108, 90.8% of all cases)
Hospitalized: 40 (increase of 5)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 13 (no change)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 7 (no change)
Deaths: 2,797 (increase of 1)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,804 (no change)
Total tests completed: 2,739,574 (increase of 28,656)
Tests under investigation: 17,965 (decrease of 1,976)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from July 22 – August 21, 2020. The red line is the number of tests completed daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
