Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 340 new cases today, the highest single day increase since June 26 when 346 cases were reported. The seven-day average of daily cases has jumped by 16 to 214.
Of Ontario’s 34 health units, 11 are reporting double-digit increases — Toronto (80), York (41), Peel (36), Windsor-Essex (23), Waterloo (22), Middlesex-London (15), Hamilton (15), Grey Bruce (14), Durham (13), Ottawa (10), and Niagara (10) — with 5 reporting no new cases at all.
The number of hospitalizations has increased by 1 to 114, with the number of ICU patients unchanged at 110 and the number of patients on ventilators decreasing by 1 to 76.
Ontario is reporting 18 COVID-related deaths, but 16 of these deaths occurred more than 6 weeks ago and are being reported now as part of a data clean-up. The number of new deaths yesterday is 2.
Over 19.7 million vaccine doses have been administered, an increase of 53,975 from yesterday, with more than 9.2 million people fully vaccinated, an increase of 42,230 from yesterday, representing over 62% 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 21 new cases to report, including 13 in Hastings Prince Edward and 8 in Kawartha Lakes over the past 2 days. There are no new cases in Peterborough, Northumberland, or Haliburton.
An additional 14 cases have been resolved, including 8 in Kawartha Lakes, 4 in Northumberland, and 2 in Hastings Prince Edward.
The number of active cases has increased by 11 in Hastings Prince Edward, decreased by 4 in Northumberland, and remains the same in Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough, and Haliburton.
There are currently 50 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, an increase of 7 since yesterday, including 24 in Hastings Prince Edward (15 in Quinte West, 1 in Belleville, 6 in Central Hastings, and 2 in Prince Edward County), 19 in Kawartha Lakes, 5 in Peterborough, 1 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,644 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,617 resolved with 22 deaths), 1,193 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (1,129 resolved with 58 deaths), 954 in Northumberland County (936 resolved with 17 deaths), 126 in Haliburton County (124 resolved with 1 death), and 1,174 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (1,138 resolved with 12 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Hastings Prince Edward on July 28.
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.
