Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 1,890 new COVID-19 cases today, with the average number of daily cases over the past seven days increasing by 26 to 1,840.
In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 9 new cases to report and 12 more resolved cases. There are currently 96 active cases across the entire region.
Most of the new cases reported today are in Toronto (517), Peel (471), and York (187).
There are double-digit increases in Hamilton (97), Halton (96), Windsor-Essex (94), Durham (75), Waterloo (64), Niagara (43), Middlesex-London (37), Simcoe Muskoka (34), Ottawa (33), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (25), Southwestern Public Health (15), Haldimand-Norfolk (14), and Thunder Bay (10), with smaller increases in Hastings Prince Edward (9), Eastern Ontario Health Unit (8), Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (8), Brant County (8), Leeds, Grenville & Lanark (7), Renfrew (7), Chatham-Kent (7), Huron Perth (7), and Grey Bruce (6).
The remaining 9 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with only 3 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 (697) among people ages 20 to 39 followed by 558 cases among people ages 40 to 59. With 1,924 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.2% to 85.0%. The average positivity rate across Ontario has decreased by 0.6% to 4.4%, meaning that 44 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on December 8.
Ontario is reporting 28 new COVID-19 deaths today, including 11 in long-term care facilities. Hospitalizations have increased by 17 to 811, with 2 more patients with COVID-19 in ICUs and 3 fewer patients on ventilators.
A total of 48,546 tests were completed yesterday, and the backlog of tests under investigation has increased by 13,881 to 54,613.
There are 207 new cases in Ontario schools today, a decrease of 126 from yesterday, with 174 student cases and 33 staff cases. There are 42 new cases in licensed child care settings, a decrease of 9 from yesterday, with 26 cases among children and 16 cases among staff.
In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 9 new cases to report, including 7 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (including 6 in Quinte West), 1 in Northumberland, and 1 in Kawartha Lakes. An outbreak was declared at Extendicare Kawartha Lakes in Lindsay on December 8 after a resident tested positive for COVID-19.
There are no new cases in Peterborough or Haliburton.
An additional 4 cases have been resolved in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, 4 in Northumberland, 2 in Peterborough, and 2 in Kawartha Lakes.
None of the reported cases in Ontario schools or licensed child care settings are in the greater Kawarthas region.
There are currently 96 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 41 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (most in Belleville and Quinte West), 29 in Northumberland, 20 in Peterborough, and 6 in Kawartha Lakes. There are no active cases in Haliburton.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 234 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (209 resolved with 5 deaths), 207 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (182 resolved with 32 deaths), 125 in Northumberland County (95 resolved with 1 death), 26 in Haliburton County (26 resolved with no deaths), and 190 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (144 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Peterborough on November 23.
Province-wide, there have been 132,800 confirmed cases, an increase of 1,890 from yesterday, with 112,875 resolved cases (85.0% of all cases), an increase of 1,924 from yesterday. There have been 3,836 deaths, an increase of 28 from yesterday, with 2,407 deaths in long-term care homes, an increase of 11 from yesterday. The number of hospitalizations has increased by 17 to 811, with 2 more patients with COVID-19 in ICUs and 3 fewer patients on ventilators. A total of 6,714,333 tests have been completed, an increase of 48,546 from yesterday, with 54,613 tests under investigation, an increase of 13,881 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: 234 (no change)
Active cases: 20 (decrease of 2)
Close contacts: 37 (decrease of 13)
Deaths: 5 (no change)
Resolved: 209 (increase of 2)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 12 (no change)*
Total tests completed: Over 37,450 (increase of 100)
Institutional outbreaks: Fairhaven (no change)
*Peterborough Regional Health Centre reports that, as of December 8, there is 1 patient with COVID-19 on an inpatient unit and 1 patient with COVID-19 in ICU (transferred from a partner hospital).
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 Saturday, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 358, including 207 in Kawartha Lakes, 125 in Northumberland, 26 in Haliburton (increase of 2, including 1 in Northumberland and 1 in Kawartha Lakes)*
Active cases: 35, including 6 in Kawartha Lakes and 29 in Northumberland (decrease of 4, including 3 in Northumberland and 1 in Kawartha Lakes)
Probable cases: 0 (no change)
High-risk contacts: 195, including 19 in Kawartha Lakes, 174 in Northumberland, and 2 in Haliburton (net increase of 10)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 17, including 11 in Kawartha Lakes, 5 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Deaths: 33 (no change)
Resolved: 303, including 182 in Kawartha Lakes, 95 in Northumberland, 26 in Haliburton (increase of 6, including 4 in Northumberland and 2 in Kawartha Lakes)*
Institutional outbreaks: Extendicare Kawartha Lakes in Lindsay (increase of 1)**
*One previously reported case has been transferred to another health unit, decreasing the number of cases and resolved cases in Haliburton.
**An outbreak was declared at Extendicare Kawartha Lakes in Lindsay on December 8 after a resident 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 daily reports, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 190 (increase of 7)
Active cases: 41 (increase of 3)
Deaths: 5 (no change)
Currently hospitalized: 0 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU: 0 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator (total to date): 0 (no change)
Resolved: 144 (increase of 4)
Swabs completed: 10,715
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 132,800 (increase of 1,890)
Resolved: 112,875 (increase of 1,924, 85.0% of all cases)
Hospitalized: 811 (increase of 17)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 221 (increase of 2)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 129 (decrease of 3)
Deaths: 3,836 (increase of 28)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 2,407 (increase of 11)
Total tests completed: 6,714,333 (increase of 48,546)
Tests under investigation: 54,613 (increase of 13,881)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
