Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
After reporting 1,015 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, Ontario is reporting 977 new cases today.
Most of today’s new cases are in Toronto (279), Peel (238), Ottawa (130), and York (113). There’s a new outbreak in Brant County, which is reporting 25 cases today compared to 3 yesterday.
Other increases include Durham (31), Niagara (31), Waterloo (26), Simcoe Muskoka (23), Hamilton (21), Halton (16), Eastern Ontario Health Unit (9), Windsor-Essex (7), and Middlesex-London (6). The remaining 20 public health units are reporting 5 or fewer cases, with 7 health units reporting no new cases at all.
Of today’s cases, 53% are among people under the age of 40. With 864 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases remains unchanged at 85.5%. The positivity rate is unavailable on weekends.
There have been 9 new deaths, including 4 new deaths in long-term care homes. Hospitalizations have jumped by 30 to 350, and this number does include 40 hospitals that failed to submit data for the report. However, there is one less patient in an ICU and 8 fewer patients on ventilators.
In the greater Kawarthas region, there are no new cases to report in Peterborough, and an additional 2 cases have been resolved, leaving 6 active cases. Reports are unavailable on weekends for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, or Hastings and Prince Edward counties.
There are currently 16 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 6 in Peterborough, 7 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, 1 in Kawartha Lakes, and 2 in Northumberland.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 150 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (142 resolved with 2 deaths), 185 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (165 resolved with 32 deaths), 49 in Northumberland County (46 resolved with 1 death), 19 in Haliburton County (19 resolved with no deaths), and 78 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (66 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Northumberland on September 8.
Province-wide, there have been 76,707 confirmed cases, an increase of 977 from yesterday, with 65,581 cases resolved (85.5% of all cases), an increase of 864. There have been 3,145 deaths, an increase of 9 from yesterday, with 2,013 deaths in long-term care homes, an increase of 4 from yesterday. The number of hospitalizations has jumped by 30 to 350 (with 40 hospitals not reporting data), but the number of patients in ICUs has decreased by 1 and the number of patients on ventilators decreasing by 8. A total of 5,147,060 tests have been completed, an increase of 37,133 from yesterday, with 23,933 tests under investigation, a decrease of 12,329 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: 150 (no change)
Active cases: 6 (decrease of 2)
Close contacts: 17 (decrease of 2)
Deaths: 2 (no change)
Resolved: 142 (increase of 2)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 9 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 34,450 (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 from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. These numbers are from October 30.
Confirmed positive: 253, including 185 in Kawartha Lakes, 49 in Northumberland, 19 in Haliburton (increase of 1, in Northumberland)*
Probable cases: 0 (no change)
High-risk contacts: 14, including 6 in Kawartha Lakes and 8 in Northumberland (decrease of 5 in Kawartha Lakes, increase of 5 in Northumberland)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 15, including 11 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Deaths: 33 (no change)
Resolved: 229, including 165 in Kawartha Lakes, 46 in Northumberland, 19 in Haliburton (increase of 1 in Northumberland)
Active cases: 3, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes and 2 in Northumberland (no net change)
Institutional outbreaks: Warkworth Long Term Care (increase of 1)*
*An outbreak was declared at Warkworth Long Term Care on October 29 after a staff person tested positive.
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. These numbers are from October 30.
Confirmed positive: 78 (increase of 3)
Active cases: 7 (increase of 2)
Deaths: 5 (no change)
Hospitalized (total to date): 7 (no change)
Hospitalized and in ICU (total to date): 2 (no change)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator (total to date): 2 (no change)
Resolved: 66 (increase of 1)
Total tests completed: 46,073 (no change)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 76,707 (increase of 977)
Resolved: 65,581 (increase of 864, 85.5% of all cases)
Hospitalized: 350 (increase of 30)*
Hospitalized and in ICU: 72 (decrease of 1)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 46 (decrease of 8)
Deaths: 3,145 (increase of 9)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 2,013 (increase of 4)
Total tests completed: 5,147,060 (increase of 37,133)
Tests under investigation: 23,933 (decrease of 12,329)
*Approximately 40 hospitals did not submit data to the Daily Bed Census for October 30. The number of hospitalized patients may increase when reporting compliance increases.
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
