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 1,589 new COVID-19 cases, the highest number of daily cases since the 1,588 reported on November 21. The average number of daily cases over the past seven days has now increased by 14 to 1,429.
Peel again leads the province with 535 new cases reported today, followed by Toronto at 336 cases and York at 205. Both Peel and Toronto entered into lockdown on Monday (November 23).
There were also double-digit increases in Waterloo (83), Hamilton (61), Windsor-Essex (56), Halton (53), Durham (41), Ottawa (40), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (30), Simcoe Muskoka (25), Niagara (24), Thunder Bay (16), Brant County (16), and Middlesex-London (13), with smaller increases in Southwestern Public Health (9), Grey Bruce (7), Middlesex-London (7), Eastern Ontario Health Unit (6), and Haldimand-Norfolk (6).
The remaining 14 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with 6 health units 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 (625) among people ages 20 to 39 followed by 447 cases among people ages 40 to 59. With 1,484 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.4% to 84.4%. The average positivity rate across Ontario is 4.6%, an increase of 1.0% from November 20, meaning that 46 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on November 20.
Ontario reported 19 new COVID-19 deaths today, including 11 in long-term care facilities. Hospitalizations have decreased by 23 to 507, but this number does not include data from 40 hospitals and is based on 484 hospitalizations reported yesterday, which also did not include data from 40 hospitals; for comparison, the number of hospitalizations reported by all hospitals on November 20 was 518. An additional 9 patients with COVID-19 were admitted to ICUs and 3 additional patients are on ventilators.
A total of 37,471 tests were completed yesterday, and the backlog of tests under investigation has decreased by 12,033 to 18,394.
There are 60 new cases in Ontario schools, an decrease of 27 from November 20, with 51 student cases and 9 staff cases. There are 13 cases in licensed child care settings, a decrease of 1 from November 20, with 7 cases among children and 6 cases among staff.
In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 18 new cases to report. For both Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health, this includes new cases over the weekend as these two health reports only issue reports on weekdays.
There are 3 new cases in Peterborough today, with 6 additional cases resolved and 1 new death after a third resident of Fairhaven long-term care home passed away from COVID-19.
There are 6 new cases in Northumberland, 1 new case in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 new case in Haliburton. An additional 3 cases have been resolved in Kawartha Lakes and 1 additional case has been resolved in Haliburton.
There are 7 new cases to report in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, with an additional 5 cases resolved.
None of the reported new cases in Ontario schools and child care settings are in the greater Kawarthas region.
There are currently 47 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 17 in Peterborough, 17 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, 10 in Northumberland, 2 in Haliburton, and 1 in Kawartha Lakes.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 195 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (176 resolved with 5 deaths), 192 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (172 resolved with 32 deaths), 69 in Northumberland County (58 resolved with 1 death), 25 in Haliburton County (23 resolved with no deaths), and 108 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (86 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Peterborough on November 23.
Province-wide, there have been 105,501 confirmed cases, an increase of 1,589 from yesterday, with 88,992 cases resolved (84.4% of all cases), an increase of 1,484 from yesterday. There have been 3,505 deaths, an increase of 19 from yesterday, with 2,224 deaths in long-term care homes, an increase of 11 from yesterday. The number of hospitalizations has decreased by 23 to 507, but this number does not include data from 40 hospitals and is based on 484 hospitalizations reported yesterday, which also did not include data from 40 hospitals; for comparison, the number of hospitalizations reported by all hospitals on November 20 was 518. An additional 9 patients with COVID-19 were admitted to an ICUs and 3 additional patients are on ventilators. A total of 5,957,723 tests have been completed, an increase of 37,471 from yesterday, with 18,394 tests under investigation, a decrease of 12,033 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. Data from local health units 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: 195 (increase of 3)
Active cases: 17 (decrease of 4)
Close contacts: 50 (increase of 5)
Deaths: 5 (increase of 1)
Resolved: 176 (increase of 6)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 10 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 36,150 (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. These numbers include November 21, 22, and 23.
Confirmed positive: 286, including 192 in Kawartha Lakes, 69 in Northumberland, 25 in Haliburton (increase of 8, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 6 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton)
Active cases: 13, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 10 in Northumberland, and 2 in Haliburton (net increase of 4)
Probable cases: 0 (no change)
High-risk contacts: 38, including 13 in Kawartha Lakes, 23 in Northumberland, and 2 in Haliburton (net increase of 9)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 16, including 11 in Kawartha Lakes, 4 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Deaths: 33 (no change)
Resolved: 253, including 172 in Kawartha Lakes, 58 in Northumberland, 23 in Haliburton (increase of 4, including 3 in Kawartha Lakes and 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. These numbers include November 21, 22, and 23.
Confirmed positive: 108 (increase of 7)
Active cases: 17 (increase of 2)
Deaths: 5 (no change)
Currently hospitalized: 1 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU: 0 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator (total to date): 0 (no change)
Resolved: 86 (increase of 5)
New swabs completed: 3,980 (decrease of 3,099)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 105,501 (increase of 1,589)
Resolved: 88,992 (increase of 1,484, 84.4% of all cases)
Hospitalized: 507 (decrease of 23)*
Hospitalized and in ICU: 156 (increase of 9)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 92 (increase of 3)
Deaths: 3,505 (increase of 19)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 2,224 (increase of 11)
Total tests completed: 5,957,723 (increase of 37,471)
Tests under investigation: 18,394 (decrease of 12,033)
*Approximately 40 hospitals did not submit data to the daily bed census for November 21. The number of hospitalized patients may increase when reporting compliance increases. The increase of 23 hospitalizations is from the 484 number reported on November 21, which also excluded data from 40 hospitals. For comparison, the number of hospitalizations reported by all hospitals on November 20 was 518.
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
