Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
On the same day the Ontario government announced the province will be moving into step 3 of its reopening plan on July 16, a week earlier than scheduled, Ontario is reporting 183 cases — with none in the greater Kawarthas region for the first time since the third wave began.
Of Ontario’s 34 health units, only 5 are reporting double-digit increases — including Waterloo (50), Peel (24), Grey Bruce (24), Toronto (22), and Halton (10) — with 14 health units reporting no new cases at all. The seven-day average of daily cases has decreased by 2 to 192.
Hospitalizations have decreased by 5 from yesterday to 189, with the number of ICU patients falling by 13 to 202 and the number of patients on ventilators decreasing by 2 to 143.
Ontario is reporting 9 new COVID-related deaths, with none in long-term care homes.
Over 16.6 million vaccine doses have been administered, an increase of 224,864 from yesterday, with over 90% of Ontario’s total population now having received at least one dose. Over 6.5 million people have been fully vaccinated, an increase of 203,054 from yesterday, representing over 44% of Ontario’s 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 no new cases to report in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, or Hastings Prince Edward.
An additional 5 cases in the region have been resolved, including 3 in Peterborough, 1 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward.
Regional active cases have decreased by 3 in Peterborough, by 1 in Kawartha Lakes, and by 1 in Hastings Prince Edward.
There are currently 56 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, a decrease of 4 from yesterday, including 26 in Peterborough, 25 in Kawartha Lakes, and 5 in Hastings Prince Edward (1 in Tyendinaga & Deseronto, 2 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 (1,566 resolved with 22 deaths), 1,120 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (1,051 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 (1,118 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.
