Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 511 new cases today, with the seven-day average of daily cases rising by 12 to 440. Of the new cases, 68% are among unvaccinated people, 18% are among fully vaccinated people, and 13% are among partially vaccinated people.
Of Ontario’s 34 health units, Toronto is reporting a triple-digit increase at 116 cases and 12 are reporting double-digit increases — Peel (69), York (64), Hamilton (48), Windsor-Essex (27), Halton (24), Waterloo (24), Middlesex-London (21), Niagara (20), Ottawa (17), Durham (17), Huron Perth (11), and Simcoe Muskoka (10) — with 6 reporting no new cases at all.
The number of hospitalizations has decreased by 38 to 98, but 10% of hospitals did not submit data yesterday for the daily bed census so the actual number of hospitalizations is likely higher. The number of ICU patients has increased by 5 to 116 and the number of patients on ventilators has decreased by 1 to 71.
There are no new COVID-related deaths in Ontario.
More than 20.1 million vaccine doses have been administered, an increase of 40,907 from yesterday, with over 9.5 million people fully vaccinated, an increase of 31,315 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.
For yesterday, the provincial data is reporting 4 new cases for Hastings Prince Edward Public Health and 4 new cases for Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, with no new cases for Peterborough Public Health. Regional numbers for the weekend will be confirmed 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.
