Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 179 new COVID-19 cases, with the seven-day average of daily cases decreasing by 4 to 188.
Of Ontario’s 34 health units, only 5 are reporting double-digit increases — Waterloo (32), Grey Bruce (27), Toronto (23), Peel (21), and Hamilton (16) — with 10 health units reporting no new cases at all.
Hospitalizations have fallen by 24 from yesterday to 165, with the number of ICU patients decreasing by 5 to 197 and the number of patients on ventilators decreasing by 9 to 134.
Ontario is reporting 8 new COVID-related deaths, including 2 in long-term care homes.
Over 16.8 million vaccine doses have been administered, an increase of 207,507 from yesterday, with over 91% of Ontario’s total population now having received at least one dose. Over 6.7 million people have been fully vaccinated, an increase of 186,664 from yesterday, representing over 45% 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.
Numbers for the greater Kawarthas region are unavailable on weekends as health units in the region no longer publish reports on Saturdays or Sundays. The weekend’s numbers will be provided when regional health units issue their reports on Monday.
As of July 9, there are 56 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, a decrease of 4 from July 8, 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.
