Ontario is reporting 435 new COVID-19 cases today, including 3 in Peterborough.
Most of the new cases are in Toronto (131), Peel (110), and Ottawa (45), with smaller increases in Hamilton (14), Halton (12), Eastern Ontario (10), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (9), Niagara (9), Waterloo (8), Middlesex-London (7), and Simcoe Muskoka (6). The remaining 23 public health units are reporting 5 or fewer cases, with only 8 reporting no new cases at all. 64% of today’s cases are in people under the age of 40.
There has been an increase of 13 hospitalizations, for a total of 100, with a small increase of patients admitted to ICUs and on ventilators. There are no new deaths. The backlog of tests under investigation has increased by 2,813 to 68,040 — the highest number of tests under investigation since the pandemic began.
In the greater Kawarthas region, 3 new cases are being reported in Peterborough, for a total of 12 active cases. Reports are unavailable on weekends for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, and Prince Edward and Hastings counties.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 119 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (105 resolved with 2 deaths), 179 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (159 resolved with 32 deaths), 43 in Northumberland County (36 resolved with 1 death), 15 in Haliburton County (15 resolved with no deaths), and 53 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County (47 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Northumberland on September 8.
Province-wide, there have been 49,340 confirmed cases, an increase of 435 from yesterday, with 42,507 (86.2% of all cases) resolved, an increase of 338. There have been 2,837 deaths (no change from yesterday), with 1,831 deaths reported in long-term care homes (no change from yesterday). A total of 3,765,717 tests have been completed, an increase of 43,238 from yesterday, with 68,040 tests under investigation, an increase of 2,813 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: 119 (increase of 3)
Active cases: 12 (increase of 3)
Deaths: 2 (no change)
Resolved: 105 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 28,350 (increase of 150)
Institutional outbreaks: Fairhaven (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 September 25.
Confirmed positive: 237, including 179 in Kawartha Lakes, 43 in Northumberland, 15 in Haliburton (increase of 1 in Kawartha Lakes)
Probable cases: 0 (no change)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 15 (no change)
Deaths: 33 (no change)
Resolved: 210, including 159 in Kawartha Lakes, 36 in Northumberland, 15 in Haliburton (increase of 1 in Northumberland)
Active cases: 7, including 6 in Northumberland, 1 in Kawartha Lakes (decrease of 1 in Northumberland, increase of 1 in Kawartha Lakes)
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 September 25.
Confirmed positive: 53 (no change)
Active cases: 1 (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: 47 (no change)
Total tests completed: 35,545 (increase of 3,132)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 49,340 (increase of 435)
Resolved: 42,507 (increase of 338, 86.2% of all cases)
Hospitalized: 100 (increase of 13)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 28 (increase of 3)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 15 (increase of 2)
Deaths: 2,837 (no change)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,831 (no change)
Total tests completed: 3,765,717 (increase of 43,238)
Tests under investigation: 68,040 (increase of 2,813)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
