Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 378 new cases today, the second straight day of cases over 300 and the highest single day increase since June 16 when 384 cases were reported. The seven-day average of daily cases has risen by 17 to 231.
Of Ontario’s 34 health units, 9 are reporting double-digit increases — Toronto (94), York (62), Peel (38), Hamilton (30), Durham (20), Waterloo (20), Windsor-Essex (19), Ottawa (11), and Simcoe Muskoka (10) — with 5 reporting no new cases at all.
The number of hospitalizations has jumped by 24 to 138, with the number of ICU patients increasing by 1 to 111 and the number of patients on ventilators increasing by 5 to 81.
Ontario is reporting 9 COVID-related deaths, but 1 of these deaths occurred more than 2 months ago and is being reported now as part of a data clean-up. The number of new deaths yesterday is 8.
Over 19.8 million vaccine doses have been administered, an increase of 61,041 from yesterday, with almost 9.3 million people fully vaccinated, an increase of 48,933 from yesterday, representing almost 63% 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 are unavailable for Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, Northumberland, and Hastings Prince Edward as the respective health units only issue reports on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Regional numbers for the weekend will be included in Monday’s update.
As of August 6, there were 50 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, 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.
