Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Over the past two days, Ontario is reporting 483 cases — 284 yesterday and 200 today, for an average of 242 per day. Most of the cases over the past two days were in Waterloo (97), Grey Bruce (69), Toronto (64), Halton (29), and Peel (25). The seven-day average of daily cases has increased by 2 to 246.
Hospitalizations have decreased by 72 since June 30 to 179, but more than 10% of hospitals did not submit data for the daily bed census on Canada Day so the actual number of hospitalizations may be higher. Since June 30, ICU patients have decreased by 19 to 252 and patients on ventilators have decreased by 21 to 160.
Ontario is reporting 28 new deaths over the past two days (19 yesterday and 9 today), including 10 in long-term care homes.
Over 15.1 million vaccine doses have been administered, an increase of 413,361 over the past two days, with over 85% of Ontario’s total population now having received at least one dose. Almost 5.2 million people have been fully vaccinated, an increase of 377,769 over the past two days, representing over 35% 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 15 new cases to report over the last two days, including 7 in Peterborough, 6 in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland, and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward. There are no new cases in Haliburton.
An outbreak at Kawartha Lakes Haliburton (KLH) Housing Residence at 68 Lindsay St. N. in Lindsay was declared on July 1.
There have been 2 new COVID-related hospitalizations in Peterborough, and 1 new ICU admission.
An additional 5 cases in the region have been resolved, including 4 in Peterborough and 1 in Kawartha Lakes.
Regional active cases have increased by 6 in Kawartha Lakes, 4 in Peterborough, 1 in Northumberland, and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward, and decreased by 1 in Haliburton.
There are currently 36 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, an increase of 11 since June 30, including 19 in Peterborough, 12 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Hastings Prince Edward (1 in Quinte West, 1 in Central Hastings, and 1 in Prince Edward County), and 2 in Northumberland. There are no active cases in Haliburton.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,593 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,552 resolved with 22 deaths), 1,097 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (1,040 resolved with 58 deaths), 946 in Northumberland County (927 resolved with 17 deaths), 122 in Haliburton County (121 resolved with 1 death), and 1,130 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (1,116 resolved with 11 deaths). The most recent two deaths were reported in Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes on June 29.
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.
