Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Today, Ontario is reporting a new record of 1,581 COVID-19 cases, exceeding the previous high of 1,575 cases on November 11. This is the ninth straight day of more than 1,000 new daily cases, with the average number of daily cases over the past nine days standing at 1,341.
Most of today’s new cases are in Peel (497), Toronto (456), and York (130), with smaller increases in Ottawa (77), Waterloo (67), Durham (64), Halton (54), Windsor-Essex (44), Hamilton (34), Simcoe Muskoka (34), Middlesex-London (19), Niagara (19), Brant County (11), Huron Perth (10), Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington (10), and Southwestern Public Health (9).
The remaining 18 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with 5 health units — all in northern Ontario — reporting no new cases at all.
Of today’s cases, 53% are among people under 40 years of age, with the highest number of cases (612) among people ages 20 to 39. Although 1,003 more cases have been resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has dropped by 0.3% to 83.3%. The average positivity rate across Ontario is unavailable on weekends.
For the twelfth day in a row, there has been a double-digit increase in the number of deaths, with 20 new deaths reported today, 12 of which were in long-term care facilities. Hospitalizations have jumped by 50 to 502, although there is only 1 additional patient with COVID-19 in an ICU and 1 less patient on a ventilator.
A total of 44,837 tests were completed yesterday, and the backlog of tests under investigation has decreased by 4,740 to 39,767.
There are 3 new cases to report today in Peterborough. Reports are unavailable on weekends for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, and Hastings and Prince Edward counties.
There are currently 29 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 18 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 173 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 92,761 confirmed cases, an increase of 1,581 from yesterday, with 76,238 cases resolved (83.3% of all cases), an increase of 1,003. There have been 3,312 deaths, an increase of 20 from yesterday, with 2,109 deaths in long-term care homes, an increase of 12 from yesterday. The number of hospitalizations has increased by 50 to 502, with 1 additional patient with COVID-19 in an ICU and 1 less patient on a ventilator. A total of 5,601,716 tests have been completed, an increase of 44,837 from yesterday, with 39,767 tests under investigation, a decrease of 4,740 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: 173 (increase of 3)
Active cases: 18 (increase of 3)
Close contacts: 16 (increase of 8)
Deaths: 4 (no change)
Resolved: 151 (no change)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 10 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 35,500 (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 13.
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 (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 13.
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: 92,761 (increase of 1,581)
Resolved: 76,238 (increase of 1,003, 83.3% of all cases)
Hospitalized: 502 (increase of 50)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 107 (increase of 1)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 66 (decrease of 1)
Deaths: 3,332 (increase of 20)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 2,121 (increase of 12)
Total tests completed: 5,601,716 (increase of 44,837)
Tests under investigation: 39,767 (decrease of 4,740)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
