Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 296 new cases today — the lowest daily increase since September 13 when 313 cases were reported — with most of the cases in Peel (62), Toronto (60), and Waterloo (45). The seven-day average of daily cases has fallen by 24 to 479.
Hospitalizations have increased by 49 to 433, although the increase may reflect underreporting over the past two days. ICU admissions have decreased by 27 to 382 (the same number reported on January 8 when there were 1,457 hospitalizations) and patients on ventilators have decreased by 24 to 244. Ontario is reporting 13 new deaths, with two new deaths in long-term care homes.
Over 11.5 million vaccine doses have been administered with more than two million people now fully vaccinated. Of Ontario’s total population, over 78% have received at least one dose of vaccine and almost 14% are fully vaccinated.
For a daily summary of cases in Ontario, including a breakdown of cases in each of Ontario’s 34 health units, visit ontario.ca/page/how-ontario-is-responding-covid-19.
In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 9 new cases to report, including 8 in Peterborough and 1 in Northumberland. There are no new cases in Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, or Hastings Prince Edward.
There is 1 new COVID-related hospitalization in Peterborough.
An additional 9 cases have been resolved, including 5 in Peterborough, 3 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Northumberland.
Active cases have increased by 3 in Peterborough and decreased by 3 in Kawartha Lakes, with no change in Northumberland, Hastings Prince Edward, or Haliburton.
There are currently 56 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region (no change from yesterday), including 34 in Peterborough, 13 in Kawartha Lakes, 5 in Hastings Prince Edward (2 in Quinte West and 3 in Belleville), and 4 in Northumberland. There are no active cases in Haliburton.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,561 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,506 resolved with 21 deaths), 1,072 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (1,015 resolved with 57 deaths), 933 in Northumberland County (912 resolved with 17 deaths), 121 in Haliburton County (120 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.
For detailed data for each health unit, visit the COVID-19 trackers for Peterborough Public Health, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.
