Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 423 new cases today, the highest single day increase since June 14 when 447 cases were reported. The seven-day average of daily cases has climbed by 30 to 261.
Of Ontario’s 34 health units, 1 is reporting a triple-digit increase (Toronto at 109) and 9 are reporting double-digit increases — York (57), Peel (51), Hamilton (42), Windsor-Essex (29), Durham (23), Waterloo (21), Ottawa (19), Halton (17), and Middlesex-London (11) — with 7 reporting no new cases at all.
The number of hospitalizations has dropped by 49 to 89, but more than 10% of hospitals did not submit data for the daily bed census yesterday so the actual number of hospitalizations may be higher. The number of ICU patients has increased by 4 to 115 and the number of patients on ventilators has decreased by 5 to 76. Ontario is reporting 6 new COVID-related deaths.
Over 19.8 million vaccine doses have been administered, an increase of 46,970 from yesterday, with more than 9.3 million people fully vaccinated, an increase of 38,255 from yesterday, representing just over 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.
For August 7, the provincial data is reporting 2 new cases for Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, 1 new case for Peterborough Public Health, and 1 new case for Hastings Prince Edward Public Health. Confirmed 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.
