Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 578 new cases today — the highest daily increase since June 10 when 590 cases were reported 510 — with the seven-day average of daily cases rising by 29 to 428.
Of Ontario’s 34 health units, Toronto is reporting a triple-digit increase at 167 cases and 12 are reporting double-digit increases — Peel (67), York (64), Hamilton (57), Windsor-Essex (42), Niagara (23), Halton (21), Durham (20), Middlesex-London (20), Waterloo (18), Ottawa (16), Brant County (11), and Simcoe Muskoka (10) — with 7 reporting no new cases at all.
Of the new cases, 71% are among unvaccinated people, 19% of among fully vaccinated people, and 10% are among partially vaccinated people.
The number of hospitalizations has increased by 13 to 136, with the number of ICU patients and ventilated patients remaining at 111 and 72 respectively. Based on a sample of 62% of the hospitalizations, 80% are people who are vaccinated. Based on a sample of 52% of ICU patients, 91% are people who are unvaccinated.
Ontario is reporting 2 new COVID-related deaths.
More than 20.1 million vaccine doses have been administered, an increase of 50,343 from yesterday, with over 9.5 million people fully vaccinated, an increase of 38,379 from yesterday, representing 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.
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 13, there were 48 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, 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.
