Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Today, Ontario is reporting 1,076 new cases. However, this total includes only 361 new cases for Toronto, due to a data error from Toronto Public Health’s migration to Ontario’s Contact and Case Management system. Toronto Public Health’s actual case count for February 11 as reported on its website is 546, meaning the actual provincial case count today would be 1,261.
Today’s new cases include 39 more cases of the more contagious B.1.1.7 UK variant. The seven-day average of new cases has decreased by 84 to 1,189, although this average is based on the under-reported case count in Toronto.
In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 6 new cases to report and 13 additional cases resolved, with the number of active cases across the region increasing by 9 to 98. There has been 1 new COVID-related death in Kawartha Lakes.
Most of today’s new cases are in Toronto (361), Peel (210), and York (122) — although the actual case count reported by Toronto Public Health today is 546.
There are double-digit increases in Waterloo (59), Ottawa (52), Durham (31), Halton (31), Hamilton (30), Simcoe Muskoka (24), Thunder Bay (22), Windsor-Essex (18), Niagara (17), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (17), Brant (13), Lambton (11), and Southwestern (11), with smaller increases in Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (9), Middlesex-London (7), Sudbury (6), and Eastern Ontario (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 new cases, 52% are among people 40 and older, with the highest number of cases (369) among people ages 40-59, followed by 346 cases among people ages 20-39. This is the first day during the second wave that cases in the 40-59 age group have exceeded those in the 20-39 age group.
With 1,415 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.2% to 93.3%. The average positivity rate across Ontario has decreased by 0.1% to 2.2%, meaning that 22 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on February 11.
Ontario is reporting 18 new COVID-19 deaths today, including 8 in long-term care homes. Ontario has averaged 28 new daily deaths over the past week.
Hospitalizations have decreased by 120 from yesterday to 763, with the number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs decreasing by 4 to 295 and the number of patients with COVID-19 on ventilators decreasing by 7 to 204.
A total of 62,012 tests were completed yesterday, with the backlog of tests under investigation decreasing by 5,038 to 38,345.
A total of 442,441 doses of vaccine have now been administered, an increase of 15,605 from yesterday, with 151,282 people fully vaccinated with both doses of vaccine, an increase of 14,294 from yesterday.
There are 31 new cases in Ontario schools, an increase of 2 from yesterday, including 24 student cases and 7 staff cases. There are 16 new cases in licensed child care settings in Ontario, no change from yesterday, with 12 cases among children and 4 cases among staff.
In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 6 new cases to report, including 3 in Hastings Prince Edward, 2 in Northumberland, and 1 in Kawartha Lakes. There are no new cases in Peterborough or Haliburton.
There has been 1 new COVID-related death in Kawartha Lakes.
An additional 13 cases have been resolved, including 7 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Northumberland, 2 in Peterborough, and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward.
There are currently 98 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, a decrease of 9 from yesterday, including 43 in Kawartha Lakes, 24 in Northumberland, 15 in Hastings Prince Edward (3 in Quinte West, 8 in Belleville, 1 in Tyendinaga & Deseronto, and 3 in Tyendinga Mohawk Territory), 14 in Peterborough, and 2 in Haliburton.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 565 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (542 resolved with 9 deaths), 503 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (422 resolved with 51 deaths), 402 in Northumberland County (369 resolved with 9 deaths), 52 in Haliburton County (50 resolved with no deaths), and 384 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (364 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Kawartha Lakes on February 12.
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, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 565 (no change)
Active cases: 14 (decrease of 2)
Close contacts: 54 (decrease of 10)
Deaths: 9 (no change)
Resolved: 542 (increase of 2)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 24 (no change)*
Total tests completed: Over 42,300 (increase of 100)
Outbreaks: Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Peterborough Retirement Residence (no change)
Vaccine doses administered: 976 (as of February 12)
*As of February 12, Peterborough Regional Health Centre is reporting 3 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (no change from yesterday) and 17 patients transferred from other areas as a result of a provincial directive (no change from yesterday).
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 Sundays and statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 957, including 503 in Kawartha Lakes, 402 in Northumberland, and 52 in Haliburton (increase of 3, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes and 2 in Northumberland)*
Active cases: 69, including 43 in Kawartha Lakes, 24 in Northumberland, and 2 in Haliburton (decrease of 9, including 7 in Kawartha Lakes and 2 in Northumberland)
Probable cases: 3, including 2 in Northumberland and 1 in Kawartha Lakes (no change)
High-risk contacts: 236, including 119 in Kawartha Lakes, 86 in Northumberland, and 4 in Haliburton (net increase of 23)**
Hospitalizations (total to date): 38, including 26 in Kawartha Lakes, 10 in Northumberland, and 2 in Haliburton (no change)***
Deaths (including among probable cases): 60, including 51 in Kawartha Lakes and 9 in Northumberland (increase of 1 in Kawartha Lakes)
Resolved: 841, including 422 in Kawartha Lakes, 369 in Northumberland, 50 in Haliburton (increase of 10, including 7 in Kawartha Lakes and 3 in Northumberland)
Tests completed: 132,895 (increase of 726)
Institutional outbreaks: Caressant Care McLaughlin Road long-term care home in Lindsay, Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay (two outbreaks), Regency long-term care home in Port Hope, Hyland Crest long-term care home in Minden, Extendicare Cobourg long-term care home, Extendicare Cobourg Landmark retirement home, Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Cobourg Police (no change)
*The health unit states that total counts and counts for individual counties may fluctuate from previously reported counts as cases are transferred to or from the health unit based on case investigation details and routine data cleaning.
**This total includes an additional 27 high-risk contacts directly followed up through the Public Health Ontario contact tracing process that are missing the contacts’ county.
***As of February 12, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay reports 1 patient is hospitalized with COVID-19 (no change since yesterday).
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, including on weekends, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 384 (increase of 3)
Active cases: 15 (increase of 2)
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: 364 (increase of 1)
Tests completed: 50,958 (increase of 19)
Vaccines administered: 1,301 (increase of 205)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 283,587 (increase of 1,076)*
7-day average of new cases: 1,180 (decrease of 84)*
Resolved: 264,459 (increase of 1,415, 93.3% of all cases)
Positivity rate: 2.2% (decrease of 0.1%)
Hospitalizations: 763 (decrease of 120)
Hospitalizations in ICU: 295 (decrease of 4)
Hospitalizations in ICU on ventilator: 204 (decrease of 7)
Deaths: 6,632 (increase of 18)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 3,777 (increase of 8)
Total tests completed: 10,268,451 (increase of 62,012)
Tests under investigation: 38,345 (decrease of 5,038)
Vaccination doses administered: 442,441 (increase of 15,605)
People fully vaccinated (two doses): 151,282 (increase of 14,294)
Total COVID-19 variant cases: 275 of B.1.1.7 UK variant (increase of 39); 3 of B.1.351 South Africa variant (no change); 1 of P.1 Brazilian variant (no change)**
*Due to Toronto Public Health’s migration to Ontario’s Contact and Case Management system, 361 new cases for Toronto are included in this report. Toronto Public Health’s actual case count for February 11 as reported on its website is 546, meaning the actual provincial case count today would be 1,261.
**Toronto Public Health reported a confirmed case of the P.1 Brazilian variant on February 8. This case is not yet included in the provincial data.
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
