Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting a record 1,132 new cases today, the second straight day of more than 1,000 cases and the highest number of cases since November 2, when 1,050 were reported. In another record, for the first time during the pandemic, 18 of Ontario’s 34 health units are reporting 6 or more new cases.
Most of today’s cases are in Toronto (336), Peel (258), York (114), and Ottawa (78). Cases have increased in Halton (64), Hamilton (55), Waterloo (36), Niagara (31), Durham (30), Middlesex-London (25), with smaller increases in Sudbury (14), Simcoe Muskoka (14), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (12), Windsor-Essex (12), Brant County (12), Huron Perth (8), Haldimand-Norfolk (7), and Eastern Ontario Health Unit (6).
This is the first time since the pandemic began that 18 health units have reported 6 or more cases, with the remaining 16 public health units reporting 5 or fewer cases, and only 6 health units reporting no new cases at all.
Of today’s cases, 52% are among people under the age of 40. With 852 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has decreased by 0.2% to 85.6%. The positivity rate is unavailable on weekends.
For the fifth day in a row, there has been a double-digit increase in the number of deaths, with 11 new deaths today, 6 of which were in long-term care facilities. Hospitalizations have increased by 4 to 384, and the number of patients in ICUs has increased by 2 to 88, with 3 additional patient placed on ventilators.
A total of 39,165 tests were completed yesterday, and the backlog of tests under investigation has decreased by 2,502 to 44,572.
In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 2 new cases to report in Peterborough. Reports are unavailable on weekends for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, and Hastings and Prince Edward counties.
There are currently 20 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 9 in Peterborough, 5 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 157 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (146 resolved with 2 deaths), 187 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (167 resolved with 32 deaths), 51 in Northumberland County (48 resolved with 1 death), 22 in Haliburton County (19 resolved with no deaths), and 82 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (72 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Northumberland on September 8.
Province-wide, there have been 82,825 confirmed cases, an increase of 1,132 from yesterday, with 70,938 cases resolved (85.6% of all cases), an increase of 852. There have been 3,220 deaths, an increase of 11 from yesterday, with 2,056 deaths in long-term care homes, an increase of 6 from yesterday. The number of hospitalizations has increased by 4 to 384, with 2 additional patients admitted to ICUs and 3 additional patients on ventilators. A total of 5,345,001 tests have been completed, an increase of 39,165 from yesterday, with 44,572 tests under investigation, a decrease of 2,502 from yesterday.
The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 4 p.m. the previous day. Health unit data is more current, and is usually reflected in the provincial data the following day.
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: 157 (increase of 2)
Active cases: 9 (increase of 2)
Close contacts: 14 (increase of 4)
Deaths: 2 (no change)
Resolved: 146 (no change)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 9 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 35,000 (increase of 100)
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. These numbers are from November 6.
Confirmed positive: 260, including 187 in Kawartha Lakes, 51 in Northumberland, 22 in Haliburton (increase of 3, 2 in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland)
Active cases: 6, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Northumberland and 3 in Haliburton (net increase of 1)
Probable cases: 0 (no change)
High-risk contacts: 19, including 10 in Kawartha Lakes, 5 in Northumberland, and 4 in Haliburton (net increase of 5)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 15, including 11 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Deaths: 33 (no change)
Resolved: 234, including 167 in Kawartha Lakes, 48 in Northumberland, 19 in Haliburton (increase of 2, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in Northumberland)
Institutional outbreaks: Warkworth Long Term Care (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. These numbers are from November 6.
Confirmed positive: 82 (no change)
Active cases: 5 (no change)
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: 72 (no change)
Total tests completed: 48,299 (increase of 684)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 82,825 (increase of 1,132)
Resolved: 70,938 (increase of 852, 85.6% of all cases)
Hospitalized: 384 (increase of 4)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 88 (increase of 2)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 52 (increase of 3)
Deaths: 3,220 (increase of 11)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 2,056 (increase of 6)
Total tests completed: 5,345,001 (increase of 39,165)
Tests under investigation: 44,572 (decrease of 2,502)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
