Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 1,677 new COVID-19 cases today, with the seven-day average of daily cases decreasing by 35 to 1,839.
In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 9 new cases to report and 4 additional cases resolved, with the number of active cases in the region increasing by 5 to 129. However, these numbers do not include updates for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton, which are unavailable on Sundays.
Most of the new cases reported today are in Toronto (456), Peel (356), and York (143).
There are double-digit increases in Hamilton (90), Durham (86), Windsor-Essex (72), Halton (62), Niagara (61), Waterloo (61), Ottawa (55), Simcoe Muskoka (36), Middlesex-London (25), Eastern Ontario Health Unit (23), Brant County (22), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (22), Huron Perth (17), Southwestern Public Health (17), Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington (13), Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (13), Leeds, Grenville & Lanark (12), and Thunder Bay (10).
The remaining 13 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with 4 health units (all in northern Ontario) 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 (586) among people ages 20 to 39 followed by 471 cases among people ages 40 to 59. With 1,678 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.2% to 85.6%. The average positivity rate across Ontario is not available on weekends.
Ontario is reporting 16 new COVID-19 deaths today, including 10 in long-term care facilities. Hospitalizations have decreased by 42 to 813, but this number does not include data from around 40 hospitals. Another 16 patients with COVID-19 have been admitted to ICUs, with 1 less patient on a ventilator.
A total of 58,190 tests were completed yesterday, and the backlog of tests under investigation has decreased by 16,603 to 51,051.
In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 9 new cases to report, including 7 in Hastings Prince Edward (5 in Quinte West, 1 in Belleville, and 1 in Prince Edward County) and 2 in Peterborough. Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit does not provide reports on Sundays for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton.
An additional 3 cases have been resolved in Hastings Prince Edward and 1 additional case has been resolved in Peterborough.
There are currently 129 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 54 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (including 24 in Quinte West and 23 in Belleville), 42 in Northumberland, 19 in Peterborough, 13 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Haliburton.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 247 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (223 resolved with 5 deaths), 214 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (182 resolved with 32 deaths), 151 in Northumberland County (108 resolved with 1 death), 27 in Haliburton County (26 resolved with no deaths), and 222 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (163 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Peterborough on November 23.
Province-wide, there have been 140,181 confirmed cases, an increase of 1,677 from yesterday, with 120,028 resolved cases (85.6% of all cases), an increase of 1,678 from yesterday. There have been 3,949 deaths, an increase of 16 from yesterday, with 2,479 deaths in long-term care homes, an increase of 10 from yesterday. The number of hospitalizations has decreased by 42 to 813, but this number does not include data from around 40 hospitals. Another 16 patients with COVID-19 have been admitted to ICUs, with 1 less patient on a ventilator. A total of 6,962,643 tests have been completed, an increase of 58,190 from yesterday, with 51,051 tests under investigation, a decrease of 16,603 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: 247 (increase of 2)
Active cases: 19 (increase of 1)
Close contacts: 51 (increase of 7)
Deaths: 5 (no change)
Resolved: 223 (increase of 1)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 12 (no change)*
Total tests completed: Over 37,850 (increase of 150)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
*Peterborough Regional Health Centre reports that, as of December 11, 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. These numbers are from Saturday, December 12.
Confirmed positive: 392, including 214 in Kawartha Lakes, 151 in Northumberland, 27 in Haliburton (increase of 14, including 12 in Northumberland and 2 in Kawartha Lakes)*
Active cases: 56, including 13 in Kawartha Lakes, 42 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (increase of 11, including 2 in Kawartha Lakes and 9 in Northumberland)
Probable cases: 0 (no change)
High-risk contacts: 137, including 24 in Kawartha Lakes, 111 in Northumberland, and 2 in Haliburton (no change)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 18, including 11 in Kawartha Lakes, 6 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Deaths: 33 (no change)
Resolved: 316, including 182 in Kawartha Lakes, 108 in Northumberland, 26 in Haliburton (increase of 5 in Northumberland)**
Institutional outbreaks: Extendicare Kawartha Lakes in Lindsay (no change)
*One additional case has been transferred from another health unit. This is not considered a new case, but has increased Northumberland’s case count by 1.
**A case in Kawartha Lakes previously reported as resolved is reported as active again.
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: 222 (increase of 7)
Active cases: 54 (increase of 4)
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: 163 (increase of 3)
Swabs completed: 10,943
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 140,181 (increase of 1,677)
Resolved: 120,028 (increase of 1,678, 85.6% of all cases)
Hospitalized: 813 (decrease of 42)*
Hospitalized and in ICU: 253 (increase of 16)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 142 (decrease of 1)
Deaths: 3,949 (increase of 16)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 2,479 (increase of 10)
Total tests completed: 6,962,643 (increase of 58,190)
Tests under investigation: 51,051 (decrease of 16,603)
*The number of hospitalized patients does not include data from approximately 40 hospitals.
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
