Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 213 cases today, with only 6 of Ontario’s 34 health units are reporting double-digit increases — Waterloo (49), Toronto (42), Grey Bruce (25), Peel (17), Halton (12), and Hamilton (10) — and 12 health units reporting no new cases at all. The seven-day average of daily cases has decreased by 10 to 216.
Hospitalizations have decreased by 48 from yesterday to 158, but more than 10% of hospitals did not submit data for the daily bed census so the actual number of hospitalizations may be igher.
The number of ICU patients has decreased by 8 to 235 and the number of patients on ventilators has decreased by 6 to 159. Ontario is reporting 9 new deaths, with 1 new death in a long-term care home.
Almost 15.6 million vaccine doses have been administered, an increase of 196,068 from yesterday, with almost 87% of Ontario’s total population now having received at least one dose. Over 5.5 million people have been fully vaccinated, an increase of 177,131 from yesterday, representing almost 38% 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.
Numbers for the greater Kawarthas region are unavailable on weekends as health units in the region no longer publish reports on Saturdays or Sundays.
However, for July 3, Ontario reports 1 new case for Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, 1 new case for Peterborough Public Health, and no new cases for Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
The weekend’s numbers will be confirmed with regional health units issue their reports on Monday.
As of July 2, there were 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.
