Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
As the Thanksgiving long weekend approaches, Ontario is reporting a record increase of 797 new cases of COVID-19 today. Most of the new cases are in Toronto (265), Ottawa (182), and Peel (134) with smaller increases in York (78), Halton (33), Simcoe Muskoka (24), Durham (22), Middlesex-London (11), Hamilton (11), Waterloo (10), and Eastern Ontario Health Unit (6). The remaining 23 public health units are reporting 5 or fewer cases, with 14 reporting no cases at all.
Of today’s cases, 57% are among people under the age of 40. The positivity rate has increased by 0.2% to 2.1%. This means that 2.1% of the tests that were performed on October 7 were positive for COVID-19. With 695 more cases resolved, the percentage of resolved cases remains at 85.1%.
There are 4 new deaths, with an additional 11 people hospitalized since yesterday, for a total of 206, with 4 new cases admitted to ICUs and 1 new patient on a ventilator. A total of 48,488 tests were completed yesterday, the highest to date, and the backlog of tests under investigation has increased by 2,705 to 58,118.
The number of new cases in Ontario schools today is 100, a decrease of 11 from yesterday, with 51 student cases, 22 staff cases, and 27 cases among unidentified individuals. There are 6 new cases in licensed child care settings, a decrease of 17 from yesterday, with 2 cases among children and 4 cases among staff.
In the greater Kawarthas region, there is 1 new case to report in Peterborough. There are no new cases in Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, and Hastings and Prince Edward counties. None of the new cases in Ontario schools and child care settings are in the greater Kawarthas region.
Additional cases have been resolved in Peterborough (1), Kawartha Lakes (2), Northumberland (1), Haliburton (1), and Hastings and Prince Edward counties (2). There are currently 15 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 6 in Peterborough, 6 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 131 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (123 resolved with 2 deaths), 183 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (163 resolved with 32 deaths), 45 in Northumberland County (43 resolved with 1 death), 18 in Haliburton County (17 resolved with no deaths), and 60 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (49 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Northumberland on September 8.
Province-wide, there have been 56,742 confirmed cases, an increase of 797 from yesterday, with 48,308 (85.1% of all cases) resolved, an increase of 695. There have been 2,992 deaths, an increase of 4 from yesterday, with 1,954 deaths in long-term care homes, a increase of 2 from yesterday. A total of 4,261,111 tests have been completed, an increase of 48,488 from yesterday, with 58,118 tests under investigation, an increase of 2,705 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: 131 (increase of 1)
Active cases: 6 (no change)
Deaths: 2 (no change)
Resolved: 123 (increase of 1)
Total tests completed: Over 31,500 (increase of 350)
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: 246, including 183 in Kawartha Lakes, 45 in Northumberland, 18 in Haliburton (no change)
Probable cases: 0 (no change)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 15 (no change)
Deaths: 33 (no change)
Resolved: 223, including 163 in Kawartha Lakes, 43 in Northumberland, 17 in Haliburton (increase of 4, including 2 in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland, 1 in Haliburton)
Active cases: 3, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland, 1 in Haliburton (decrease of 4, including 2 in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland, 1 in Haliburton)
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 (no change)
Active cases: 6 (decrase 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: 49 (increase of 2)
Total tests completed: 41,342 (increase of 1,288)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 56,742 (increase of 797)
Resolved: 48,308 (increase of 695, 85.1% of all cases)
Hospitalized: 206 (increase of 11)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 47 (increase of 4)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 29 (increase of 1)
Deaths: 2,992 (increase of 4)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,954 (increase of 2)
Total tests completed: 4,261,111 (increase of 48,488)
Tests under investigation: 58,118 (increase of 2,705)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
This story has been updated with daily numbers from Peterborough Public Health and the current positivity rate from the Ontario government.
