Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 1,478 new COVID-19 cases today, with the average number of daily cases over the past seven days increasing by 38 to 1,427. Health units in in the greater Kawarthas region are reporting 10 new cases today, with the number of active cases rising to 71.
Most of the new cases reported today are in Peel (572), Toronto (356), and York (111), with double-digit increases in Waterloo (64), Hamilton (59), Durham (47), Windsor-Essex (42), Halton (36), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (29), Ottawa (24), Niagara (23), Simcoe Muskoka (18), Middlesex-London (14), and Huron Perth (11).
There are smaller increases in Eastern Ontario Health Unit (9), Grey Bruce (9), Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (7), Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (7), Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington (7), Southwestern Public Health (7), and Brant County (6).
The remaining 13 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with 5 health units reporting no new cases at all.
Of today’s cases, 51% are among people under 40 years of age, with the highest number of cases (542) among people ages 20 to 39 followed by 434 cases among people ages 40 to 59. With 1,365 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.1% to 85.0%. The average positivity rate across Ontario has decreased by 0.8% to 3.9%, meaning that 39 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on November 25.
Ontario reported 21 new COVID-19 deaths today, including 14 in long-term care facilities. Hospitalizations have increased by 33 to 556, with 8 fewer patients with COVID-19 in ICUs and but 1 less patient on a ventilator. A total of 47,576 tests were completed yesterday, and the backlog of tests under investigation has increased by 7,902 to 52,852.
There are 88 new cases in Ontario schools to report today, a decrease of 74 from yesterday, with 70 student cases and 18 staff cases. There are 12 cases in licensed child care settings, a decrease of 10 from yesterday, with 6 cases among children and 6 cases among staff.
In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 10 new cases to report, including 4 in Peterborough, 3 in Northumberland, 2 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, and 1 in Kawartha Lakes. There are no new cases in Haliburton.
Three additional cases have been resolved in Hastings and Prince Edward counties and 1 additional case has been resolved in Peterborough. None of the reported new cases in Ontario schools and child care settings are in the greater Kawarthas region.
There are currently 71 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 27 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, 21 in Peterborough, 15 in Northumberland, 4 in Haliburton, and 4 in Kawartha Lakes.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 204 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (178 resolved with 5 deaths), 195 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (172 resolved with 32 deaths), 76 in Northumberland County (60 resolved with 1 death), 27 in Haliburton County (23 resolved with no deaths), and 122 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (90 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Peterborough on November 23.
Province-wide, there have been 109,361 confirmed cases, an increase of 1,478 from yesterday, with 92,915 cases resolved (85.0% of all cases), an increase of 1,365 from yesterday. There have been 3,575 deaths, an increase of 21 from yesterday, with 2,270 deaths in long-term care homes, an increase of 14 from yesterday. The number of hospitalizations has increased by 33 to 556, with 8 fewer patients with COVID-19 in ICUs and but 1 less patient on a ventilator. A total of 6,068,428 tests have been completed, an increase of 47,576 from yesterday, with 52,852 tests under investigation, an increase of 7,902 from yesterday.
The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 12 p.m. the previous day. Data from local health units is more current and is usually reflected in the provincial data the following day. There may be discrepancies between the Ontario data reported today (which is from yesterday) and the local health unit data reported today (which is from today).
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: 204 (increase of 4)
Active cases: 21 (increase of 3)
Close contacts: 67 (increase of 1)
Deaths: 5 (no change)
Resolved: 178 (increase of 1)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 10 (no change)*
Total tests completed: Over 36,400 (increase of 100)
Institutional outbreaks: Fairhaven (no change)
*The health unit is no longer reporting the total number of hospitalizations.
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: 298, including 195 in Kawartha Lakes, 76 in Northumberland, 27 in Haliburton (increase of 4, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes and 3 in Northumberland)
Active cases: 23, including 4 in Kawartha Lakes, 15 in Northumberland, and 4 in Haliburton (net increase of 4)
Probable cases: 0 (no change)
High-risk contacts: 66, including 11 in Kawartha Lakes, 49 in Northumberland, and 6 in Haliburton (net increase of 25)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 16, including 11 in Kawartha Lakes, 4 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Deaths: 33 (no change)
Resolved: 255, including 172 in Kawartha Lakes, 60 in Northumberland, 23 in Haliburton (no change)
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.
Confirmed positive: 122 (increase of 2)
Active cases: 27 (decrease of 1)
Deaths: 5 (no change)
Currently hospitalized: 1 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU: 1 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator (total to date): 0 (no change)
Resolved: 90 (increase of 3)
New swabs completed: 5,617 (increase of 1,486)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 109,361 (increase of 1,478)
Resolved: 92,915 (increase of 1,365, 85.0% of all cases)
Hospitalized: 556 (increase of 33)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 151 (decrease of 8)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 105 (decrease of 1)
Deaths: 3,575 (increase of 21)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 2,270 (increase of 14)
Total tests completed: 6,068,428 (increase of 47,576)
Tests under investigation: 52,852 (increase of 7,902)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
