Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Today, Ontario is reporting 1,396 new COVID-19 cases. This is the eighth straight day of more than 1,000 new daily cases, with the average number of daily cases over the past eight days at 1,311.
Most of today’s new cases are in Toronto (440), Peel (440), and York (155), with smaller increases in Halton (55), Waterloo (43), Hamilton (43), Ottawa (41), Durham (41), Simcoe Muskoka (27), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (19), Windsor-Essex (17), Niagara (12), Brant County (10), Huron Perth (9), Sudbury (6), and Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington (6).
The remaining 18 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with only 4 health units reporting no new cases at all.
Of today’s cases, 52% are among people under 40 years of age, with 514 cases among people ages 20 to 39. With 1,018 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has dropped by 0.2% to 83.6%. The average positivity rate across Ontario has increased by 0.2% to 4.5%, meaning that 45 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on November 12.
For the eleventh day in a row, there has been a double-digit increase in the number of deaths, with 19 new deaths reported today, 10 of which were in long-term care facilities. Hospitalizations have increased by 21 to 452, with 8 more patients with COVID-19 in ICUs and 5 more patients on ventilators.
A total of 40,509 tests were completed yesterday, and the backlog of tests under investigation has increased by 2,530 to 44,507.
There are 116 new cases in Ontario schools, an increase of 13 from yesterday, with 56 student cases, 13 staff cases, and 47 cases among unidentified individuals. There are 22 cases in licensed child care settings, an increase of 12 from yesterday, with 11 cases among children and 11 cases among staff.
There are 12 new cases to report in the greater Kawarthas region, including 4 in Peterborough, 4 in Northumberland, 3 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, and 1 in Kawartha Lakes. There are no new cases in Haliburton. One additional case has been resolved in Peterborough.
In Northumberland County, an outbreak has been declared at Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg after a second staff person tested positive for COVID-19 on November 13; the first case in a staff person at the hospital was confirmed on November 11, but an outbreak was not declared at that time. An outbreak at Warkworth Place was declared over on November 13; the outbreak was declared on October 29 after a symptomatic staff person tested positive for COVID-19.
None of the reported new cases in Ontario schools and child care settings are in the greater Kawarthas region.
There are now 26 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 15 in Peterborough, 6 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, 2 in Kawartha Lakes, and 3 in Northumberland.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 170 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (151 resolved with 4 deaths), 189 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (168 resolved with 32 deaths), 57 in Northumberland County (51 resolved with 1 death), 22 in Haliburton County (22 resolved with no deaths), and 87 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (76 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Peterborough on November 12.
Province-wide, there have been 91,180 confirmed cases, an increase of 1,396 from yesterday, with 76,238 cases resolved (83.6% of all cases), an increase of 1,018. There have been 3,312 deaths, an increase of 19 from yesterday, with 2,109 deaths in long-term care homes, an increase of 10 from yesterday. The number of hospitalizations has increased by 21 to 452, with 8 additional patients with COVID-19 in ICUs and 5 additional patients on ventilators. A total of 5,556,879 tests have been completed, an increase of 40,509 from yesterday, with 44,507 tests under investigation, an increase of 2,530 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: 170 (increase of 4)
Active cases: 15 (increase of 3)
Close contacts: 8 (decrease of 1)
Deaths: 4 (no change)
Resolved: 151 (increase of 1)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 10 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 35,400 (increase of 50)
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: 268, including 189 in Kawartha Lakes, 57 in Northumberland, 22 in Haliburton (increase of 5, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes and 4 in Northumberland)
Active cases: 7, including 2 in Kawartha Lakes and 3 in Northumberland (increase of 5, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes and 4 in Northumberland)
Probable cases: 0 (no change)
High-risk contacts: 22, including 8 in Kawartha Lakes, 11 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton (decrease of 2)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 15, including 11 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Deaths: 33 (no change)
Resolved: 241, including 168 in Kawartha Lakes, 51 in Northumberland, 22 in Haliburton (no change)
Institutional outbreaks: Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg*
*An outbreak has been declared at Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg after a second staff person tested positive for COVID-19 on November 13; the first case in a staff person at the hospital was confirmed on November 11, but an outbreak was not declared at that time. An outbreak at Warkworth Place was declared over on November 13; the outbreak was declared on October 29 after a symptomatic staff person tested positive for COVID-19.
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: 87 (increase of 3)
Active cases: 6 (increase of 3)
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: 76 (no change)
Total tests completed: 6,986 (increase of 53)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 91,180 (increase of 1,396)
Resolved: 76,238 (increase of 1,018, 83.6% of all cases)
Hospitalized: 452 (increase of 21)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 106 (increase of 8)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 67 (increase of 5)
Deaths: 3,312 (increase of 19)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 2,109 (increase of 10)
Total tests completed: 5,556,879 (increase of 40,509)
Tests under investigation: 44,507 (increase of 2,530)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
