Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 324 new cases today, with 9 of Ontario’s 34 health units reporting double-digit increases — Toronto (72), Hamilton (41), York (31), Peel (30), Waterloo (23), Windsor-Essex (22), Halton (17), Durham (14), and Ottawa (13) — and 8 reporting no new cases at all.
Of the new cases, 72% are among unvaccinated people, 18% of among fully vaccinated people, and 10% are among partially vaccinated people. The seven-day average of daily cases has risen by 26 to 322.
The number of hospitalizations has increased by 8 to 108, with the number of ICU patients decreasing by 1 to 108 and the number of patients on ventilators decreasing by 2 to 70. Ontario is reporting 3 new COVID-related deaths, with none in long-term care homes.
Almost 20 million vaccine doses have been administered, an increase of 48,307 from yesterday, with more than 9.4 million people fully vaccinated, an increase of 37,510 from yesterday, representing 63.6% 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 10 new cases to report over the past 2 days, including 7 in Hastings Prince Edward and 3 in Kawartha Lakes. There are no new cases in Peterborough, Northumberland, or Haliburton.
There are 2 new COVID-related hospitalizations in Northumberland.
An additional 15 cases have been resolved in the region including 7 in Kawartha Lakes, 7 in Hastings Prince Edward, and 1 in Northumberland.
The number of active cases has decreased by 4 in Kawartha Lakes and by 1 in Northumberland, and remains the same in Peterborough and Hastings Prince Edward.
There are 39 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, a decrease of 5 since August 9, including 24 in Hastings Prince Edward (12 in Quinte West, 7 in Belleville, 3 in Central Hastings, and 2 in Prince Edward County), 11 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Northumberland, and 2 in Peterborough. There are no active cases in Haliburton.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,646 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,622 resolved with 22 deaths), 1,198 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (1,142 resolved with 58 deaths), 956 in Northumberland County (937 resolved with 17 deaths), 126 in Haliburton County (125 resolved with 1 death), and 1,187 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (1,151 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.
