Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 194 cases today, with 5 health units reporting double-digit increases: Waterloo (42), Toronto (35), Peel (26), Hamilton (16), and Grey Bruce (11). The seven-day average of daily cases has increased by 2 to 205.
Hospitalizations have decreased by 1 from yesterday to 201, with the number of ICU patients decreasing by 6 to 220 and the number of patients on ventilators decreasing by 6 to 155.
Ontario is reporting no new COVID-related deaths.
More than 16 million vaccine doses have been administered, an increase of 204,594 from yesterday, with almost 89% of Ontario’s total population now having received at least one dose. Over 6 million people have been fully vaccinated, an increase of 186,006 from yesterday, representing over 41% 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 10 new cases to report, including 9 in Peterborough and and 1 in Kawartha Lakes. There are no new cases in Northumberland, Haliburton, or in Hastings Prince Edward.
An additional 6 cases in the region have been resolved, including 3 in Peterborough and 3 in Kawartha Lakes.
Regional active cases have increased by 6 in Peterborough, decreased by 2 in Kawartha Lakes, and remain the same in Hastings Prince Edward.
There are currently 58 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, an increase of 4 from yesterday, including 29 in Peterborough, 23 in Kawartha Lakes, and 6 in Hastings Prince Edward (1 in Quinte West, 1 in Prince Edward County, 1 in Tyendinaga & Deseronto, 1 in Central Hastings, and 2 in North Hastings). There are no active cases in Northumberland or Haliburton.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,614 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,563 resolved with 22 deaths), 1,116 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (1,048 resolved with 58 deaths), 945 in Northumberland County (928 resolved with 17 deaths), 122 in Haliburton County (121 resolved with 1 death), and 1,134 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (1,117 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.
