Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 370 new cases today, with most of the cases in Toronto (67), Waterloo (57), Peel (47), and Ottawa (34).
The seven-day average of daily cases has decreased by 32 to 443, and the positivity rate per 100 people tested has fallen to 1.3%.
Hospitalizations have decreased by 41 to 397, with ICU patients decreasing by 15 to 362 and patients on ventilators decreasing by 10 to 232. Ontario is reporting 7 new deaths, with no new deaths in long-term care homes.
Almost 12 million vaccine doses have been administered, a record increase of 210,611 since yesterday, with over 81% of Ontario’s total population now having received at least one dose. Almost 2.4 million people have been fully vaccinated, representing over 16% of the total population.
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 6 new cases to report, including 3 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Peterborough, and 1 in Haliburton. There are no new cases in Northumberland, or Hastings Prince Edward.
There is 1 new hospitalization in Peterborough and 1 new hospitalization in Northumberland.
An additional 6 cases have been resolved, including 4 in Peterborough, 1 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Northumberland. An outbreak at LCBO Port Hope has been declared resolved.
Active cases have increased by 3 in Kawartha Lakes and by 1 in Haliburton, decreased by 3 in Peterborough, and remain unchanged in Northumberland and Hastings Prince Edward.
There are currently 59 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, an increase of 1 from yesterday, including 32 in Peterborough, 14 in Kawartha Lakes, 6 in Hastings Prince Edward (3 in Quinte West and 3 in Belleville), 6 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,566 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,513 resolved with 21 deaths), 1,078 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (1,019 resolved with 57 deaths), 937 in Northumberland County (914 resolved with 17 deaths), 122 in Haliburton County (120 resolved with 1 death), and 1,127 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.
