Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 210 cases today, with 7 of the province’s 34 health units reporting double-digit increases: Waterloo (52), Peel (23), Hamilton (19), Toronto (18), Grey Bruce (17), Simcoe Muskoka (12), and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (11). The seven-day average of daily cases has decreased by 11 to 194.
Hospitalizations have decreased by 7 from yesterday to 194, with the number of ICU patients decreasing by 5 to 215 and the number of patients on ventilators dropping by 10 to 145.
Ontario is reporting 4 new COVID-related deaths, including 1 in a long-term care home.
Almost 16.4 million vaccine doses have been administered, a record increase of 268,884 from yesterday, with over 89% of Ontario’s total population now having received at least one dose. Over 6.3 million people have been fully vaccinated, an increase of 243,259 from yesterday, representing almost 43% 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 3 new cases to report in Kawartha Lakes. There are no new cases in Peterborough, Northumberland, Haliburton, or in Hastings Prince Edward.
An additional 2 cases in the region have been resolved, in Kawartha Lakes.
Regional active cases have increased by 2 in Kawartha Lakes and remain unchanged in Peterborough and Hastings Prince Edward.
There are currently 60 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, an increase of 2 from yesterday, including 29 in Peterborough, 25 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), 1,120 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (1,050 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.
