Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 513 new cases today, the highest single-day increase since June 13 when 530 cases were reported. The seven-day average of daily cases has risen by 43 to 375.
Of Ontario’s 34 health units, 1 is reporting a triple-digit increase (Toronto at 105 cases) and 11 are reporting double-digit increases — York (70), Peel (64), Durham (44), Hamilton (29), Windsor-Essex (27), Simcoe Muskoka (25), Ottawa (20), Halton (20), Waterloo (17), Middlesex-London (15), and Eastern Ontario (14) — with 6 reporting no new cases at all.
Of the new cases, 71% are among unvaccinated people, 17% of among fully vaccinated people, and 11% are among partially vaccinated people.
The number of hospitalizations has increased by 8 to 108, with the number of ICU patients increasing by 5 to 113 and the number of patients on ventilators increasing by 6 to 77. Of the hospitalizations and ICU patients, around 80% are people who are unvaccinated.
Ontario is reporting no new COVID-related deaths.
More than 20 million vaccine doses have been administered, an increase of 49,167 from yesterday, with more than 9.4 million people fully vaccinated, an increase of 38,031 from yesterday, representing almost 64% 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.
There are no new cases in Peterborough today, with the number of active cases remaining at 2. 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. Numbers for Thursday will be included in Friday’s update.
As of August 11, there are 39 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, 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.
