Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 530 new cases today, with most of the cases in Toronto, Waterloo, Peel, and Porcupine. Two-thirds of Ontario’s 34 health units are reporting 5 or fewer cases and the seven-day average of daily cases has fallen to 514.
There has been a double-digit decrease in the number of hospitalizations, although more than 10% of hospitals did not submit data for this report. There has been a small increase in the number of ICU patients and a small decrease in the number of patients on ventilators. Ontario is reporting 7 deaths, with 1 new death in a long-term care home.
Over 75% of Ontario’s total population has received at least a single dose of vaccine, with over 12% of the population now fully vaccinated.
In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 6 new cases to report (5 in Peterborough and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward) and an additional 3 cases resolved. The number of active cases in the region has increased by 5 to 72, with 4 new active cases in Peterborough and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward. Updated numbers for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton are not available on Sundays.
See below for more provincial and regional details.
Provincial summary, details, and trend charts
Of today’s increase of 530 cases, the health units reporting the most cases are Toronto (102), Waterloo (97), Peel (81), and Porcupine (68).
There have also been double-digit increases in Ottawa (24), Hamilton (24), Durham (21), Halton (21), York (14), Niagara (12), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (12), Simcoe Muskoka (10), with a smaller increase in Middlesex-London (7).
The remaining 21 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with 5 health units reporting only 1 case and 6 health units reporting no new cases at all.
Of today’s new cases, 65% are among people 39 and younger, with the highest number of cases (194) among people ages 20-39, followed by 152 cases among people 19 and under and 122 cases among people ages 40-59.
With 763 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases remains unchanged at 97.3%. The average positivity rate across Ontario has increased by 0.5% to 2.6%, meaning that 26 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on June 13.
Ontario is reporting 7 new COVID-19 deaths today, with 1 new death in a long-term care home. The seven-day average of daily deaths has decreased by 1 to 13.
Hospitalizations have fallen by 74 from yesterday to 373, but more than 10% of hospitals did not submit data to the daily bed census so the actual number of hospitalizations may be higher. The number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs has increased by 4 to 446 and the number of patients with COVID-19 on ventilators has decreased by 4 to 273.
A total of 20,731 tests were completed yesterday, with the backlog of tests under investigation decreasing by 4,492 to 5,846.
A total of 11,208,867 doses of vaccine have now been administered, an increase of 186,415 from yesterday, and 1,796,782 people have been fully vaccinated with both doses of vaccine, an increase of 129,021 from yesterday.
The number of fully vaccinated people represents 12.20% of Ontario’s population, an increase of 0.88% from yesterday, with fully and partially vaccinated people representing 76.08% of the total population, an increase of 1.27% from yesterday. An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 539,683 (increase of 530)
COVID-19 variants of concern (VOC) cases: 139,482 of B.1.1.7 Alpha variant (increase of 785); 1,137 of B.1.351 Beta variant (increase of 3); 4,133 of P.1 Gamma variant (increase of 9)
VOC R(t): 0.73 (no change as of June 13)*
7-day average of daily new cases: 514 (decrease of 29)
Positivity rate: 2.6% (increase of 0.5%)
Resolved: 525,125 (increase of 763), 97.3% of all cases (no change)
Hospitalizations: 373 (decrease of 74)**
Hospitalizations in ICU: 426 (increase of 4)
Hospitalizations in ICU on ventilator: 273 (decrease of 4)
Deaths: 8,957 (increase of 7)
7-day average of daily new deaths: 13 (decrease of 1)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 3,963 (increase of 1)
Total tests completed: 15,560,092 (increase of 20,731)
Tests under investigation: 5,846 (decrease of 4,492)
Vaccination doses administered: 11,208,867 (increase of 186,415), 76.08% of Ontario’s total population (increase of 1.27%)***
People fully vaccinated (two doses): 1,796,782 (increase of 129,021), 12.20% of Ontario’s total population (increase of 0.88%)***
*R(t) is a virus’s effective reproduction number, which is the average number of new infections caused by a single infected individual at a specific time (t) in a partially immunized population. To successfully eliminate a disease from a population, R(t) needs to be less than 1.
**As more than 10% of hospitals did not submit data to the daily bed census, the actual number of hospitalizations may be higher.
***An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.
The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 4 p.m. the previous day, as well as from systems in Toronto, Ottawa, and Middlesex-London at 2 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).
Regional summary and details
In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 6 new cases to report, including 5 in Peterborough and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward. Numbers for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton are not available as the health unit does not issue updates on Sundays; numbers for Sunday will be included in Monday’s update.
There are 5 new regional cases of variants of concern, including 3 in Peterborough and 2 in Hastings Prince Edward.
An additional 2 cases have been resolved in Peterborough.
There are currently 72 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, an increase of 5 since yesterday, including 35 in Peterborough, 23 in Kawartha Lakes, 7 in Northumberland, 5 in Hastings Prince Edward (2 in Quinte West and 3 in Belleville), and 2 in Haliburton.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,552 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,496 resolved with 21 deaths), 1,069 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (1,002 resolved with 57 deaths), 931 in Northumberland County (907 resolved with 17 deaths), 121 in Haliburton County (118 resolved with 1 death), and 1,126 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (1,110 resolved with 11 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Kawartha Lakes on June 5.
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: 1,552 (increase of 6)*
Total variants of concern cases: 727 (increase of 3)
Active cases: 35 (increase of 4)
Close contacts: 41 (decrease of 6)
Deaths: 21 (no change)
Resolved: 1,496 (increase of 2)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 72 (no change)**
ICU admissions (total to date): 15 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 53,150 (no change)
Total vaccine doses administered (residents and non-residents): 103,327 (increase of 12,611 as of June 10)
Number of residents who have received first dose: 88,834 (increase of 7,444 as of June 10)
Number of residents fully vaccinated: 14,092 (increase of 4,704 as of June 10)
Outbreaks: Unidentified workplace #11 in Peterborough, Riverview Manor long-term care home in Peterborough (no change)
*The health unit is reporting 5 new cases in the last 24 hours. The total case count has increased by 6 because 1 case has been added to a previous day.
**As of June 11, Peterborough Regional Health Centre is reporting 2 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 (no change) and a total of 76 patients transferred from other areas as a result of a provincial directive (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 Saturday, excluding Sundays and statutory holidays. These numbers are from June 12; numbers for June 13 will be included in the next update.
Confirmed positive: 2,121, including 1,069 in Kawartha Lakes, 931 in Northumberland, and 121 in Haliburton (increase of 3 in Kawartha Lakes)*
Total variants of concern cases: 766, including 394 in Kawartha Lakes, 336 in Northumberland, and 36 in Haliburton (increase of 1 in Northumberland)
Active cases: 32, including 23 in Kawartha Lakes, 7 in Northumberland, and 2 in Haliburton (decrease of 2 in Northumberland)
Probable cases: 1 in Kawartha Lakes (no change)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 78, including 44 in Kawartha Lakes, 31 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton (no change)**
Deaths (including among probable cases): 75, including 57 in Kawartha Lakes, 17 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Resolved: 2,027, including 1,002 in Kawartha Lakes, 902 in Northumberland, and 118 in Haliburton (increase of 4, including 2 in Kawartha Lakes and 2 in Northumberland)
Tests completed: 199,036 (increase of 363)
Vaccine doses administered to residents: 112,750 (increase of 7,966 as of June 7)
Number of residents fully vaccinated: 14,676 (increase of 3,568 as of June 7)
Outbreaks: Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, LCBO Port Hope (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.
**As of June 11, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay reports 2 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (increase of 1).
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: 1,126 (increase of 1)
Confirmed variants of concern cases: 493 (increase of 2)
Active cases: 5 (increase of 1)
Deaths: 11 (no change)
Currently hospitalized: 1 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU: 0 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change)
Resolved: 1,110 (no change)
Tests completed: 149,883 (increase of 1,996)
Vaccine doses administered: 124,008 (increase of 1,124)
Number of people fully vaccinated: 18,439 (increase of 514)
Outbreaks: None (no change)
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
