Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 510 new cases today, with the seven-day average of daily cases rising by 24 to 399.
Of Ontario’s 34 health units, 1 is reporting a triple-digit increase (Toronto at 129 cases) and 13 are reporting double-digit increases — Peel (61), Hamilton (51), Windsor-Essex (41), York (33), Halton (26), Waterloo (24), Ottawa (22), Simcoe Muskoka (21), Durham (17), Middlesex-London (15), Brant County (13), Niagara (13), and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (13) — with 7 reporting no new cases at all.
Of the new cases, 72% are among unvaccinated people, 17% of among fully vaccinated people, and 11% are among partially vaccinated people.
The number of hospitalizations has increased by 7 to 123, with the number of ICU patients decreasing by 2 to 111 and the number of patients on ventilators decreasing by 4 to 72. Ontario is reporting 4 COVID-related deaths, but 2 occurred more than 2 months ago and are being reported now as part of a data clean-up, so there are 2 new COVID-related deaths.
More than 20 million vaccine doses have been administered, an increase of 48,682 from yesterday, with almost 9.5 million people fully vaccinated, an increase of 48,682 from yesterday, representing just over 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.
In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 17 new cases to report over the past 2 days, including 7 in Hastings Prince Edward, 4 in Northumberland, 3 in Peterborough, and 3 in Kawartha Lakes. There are no new cases in Haliburton.
An additional 11 cases have been resolved in the region over the past 2 days, including 5 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Peterborough, and 3 in Hastings Prince Edward.
The number of active cases has increased by 4 in Hastings Prince Edward, by 4 in Northumberland, and by 3 in Peterborough, and has decreased by 2 in Kawartha Lakes.
There are currently 48 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, an increase of 9 since August 11, including 28 in Hastings Prince Edward (13 in Quinte West, 10 in Belleville, 3 in Prince Edward County, and 2 in Central Hastings), 9 in Kawartha Lakes, 6 in Northumberland, and 5 in Peterborough. There are no active cases in Haliburton.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,649 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,622 resolved with 22 deaths), 1,201 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (1,147 resolved with 58 deaths), 960 in Northumberland County (937 resolved with 17 deaths), 126 in Haliburton County (125 resolved with 1 death), and 1,194 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (1,154 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.
