Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Today, Ontario is reporting 615 new cases of COVID-19. Most of the new cases are in Toronto (289), Peel (88), and Ottawa (81), with smaller increases in Halton (26), Waterloo (15), Durham (10), Simcoe Muskoka (9), Niagara (9), Middlesex-London (8), and Hamilton (6). The remaining 24 public health units are reporting 5 or fewer cases, with 9 reporting no cases at all.
Of today’s cases, 58% are among people under the age of 40. An additional 7 people have been hospitalized, in addition to 14 reported on October 4, for a total of 176. An additional 2 cases have been admitted to ICUs, for a total of 43, and an additional 3 cases are on ventilators, for a total of 26.
The positivity rate has increased by 0.2% to 1.8%. This means that 1.8% of the tests that were performed on October 4 were positive for COVID-19.
The backlog of tests under investigation has decreased by 23,316 over the past two days; it now stands at 68,006.
There are 56 new cases in Ontario schools (31 students, 8 staff, and 16 unidentified individuals). In licensed child care settings, there are 14 new cases (11 children and 5 staff).
In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 6 new cases to report today, including 2 in Peterborough, 2 in Northumberland, and 2 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties. There are no new cases in Kawartha Lakes or Haliburton.
There are currently 22 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 9 in Peterborough, 8 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, 2 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton.
While none of the new cases in schools and in child care centres listed in Ontario’s report are in the greater Kawarthas region, on October 5 Peterborough Public Health confirmed a new student case at Adam Scott Collegiate Vocational Institute in Peterborough (the Ontario data is at least 24 hours old).
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 130 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (119 resolved with 2 deaths), 182 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (159 resolved with 32 deaths), 45 in Northumberland County (42 resolved with 1 death), 17 in Haliburton County (16 resolved with no deaths), and 60 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (47 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Northumberland on September 8.
Province-wide, there have been 54,814 confirmed cases, an increase of 615 from yesterday, with 46,360 (84.6% of all cases) resolved, an increase of 541. There have been 2,980 deaths, an increase of 5 from yesterday; the total deaths also includes 4 deaths reported on October 4 and 3 deaths from earlier in the spring and summer that were not previously recorded. There have been 1,951 deaths in long-term care homes, an increase of 2 from yesterday. A total of 4,127,315 tests have been completed, an increase of 38,196 from yesterday, with 68,006 tests under investigation, a decrease of 10,947 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.
The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends.
Confirmed positive: 130 (increase of 2)
Active cases: 9 (increase of 1)
Deaths: 2 (no change)
Resolved: 119 (increase of 1)
Total tests completed: Over 30,500
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 from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 244, including 182 in Kawartha Lakes, 45 in Northumberland, 17 in Haliburton (increase of 2, in Northumberland)
Probable cases: 0 (no change)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 15 (no change)
Deaths: 33 (no change)
Resolved: 215, including 159 in Kawartha Lakes, 42 in Northumberland, 16 in Haliburton (increase of 4, including 2 in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland, 1 in Haliburton)
Active cases: 5, including 2 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Northumberland, 1 in Haliburton (decrease of 2)
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 from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 60 (increase of 2)
Active cases: 8 (increase of 2)
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: 39,297 (increase of 128)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 54,814 (increase of 615)
Resolved: 46,360 (increase of 541, 84.6% of all cases)
Hospitalized: 176 (increase of 7)*
Hospitalized and in ICU: 43 (increase of 2)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 26 (increase of 3)
Deaths: 2,980 (increase of 5)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,951 (increase of 2)
Total tests completed: 4,127,315 (increase of 38,196)
Tests under investigation: 68,006 (decrease of 10,947)
*As is often the case on weekends, a number of hospitals (approximately 35) did not submit data to the daily bed census for October 3. The number of hospitalized patients may increase when reporting compliance increases.
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
