Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 650 new cases today, the highest daily increase since June 6 when 663 cases were reported. The seven-day average of daily cases has increased by 20 to 518.
Toronto and Peel are both reporting triple-digit increases of 136 and 113 respectively. Of Ontario’s remaining 32 health units, 10 are reporting double-digit increases — York (63), Windsor-Essex (58), Hamilton (55), Middlesex-London (39), Durham (25), Waterloo (25), Ottawa (22), Niagara (22), Halton (19), and Simcoe Muskoka (15) — and 4 are reporting no new cases at all.
Of the new cases, 66% are among unvaccinated people, 16% are among fully vaccinated people, 10% are among partially vaccinated people, and 9% are unknown.
The number of hospitalizations has jumped by 21 to 197, the highest number since July 7 when 201 hospitalizations were reported. The number of ICU patients stands at 135, an increase of 8 since the number was last reported on August 17, with the number of ICU patients on ventilators at 77, a decrease of 1 since the number was last reported on August 17.
Ontario is reporting 2 new COVID-related deaths.
Over 20.3 million vaccine doses have been administered, an increase of 45,748 from yesterday, with just over 9.7 million people fully vaccinated, an increase of 29,364 from yesterday, representing 65.6% 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 19 new cases to report over the past 2 days, including 7 in Hastings Prince Edward, 7 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Peterborough, and 1 in Northumberland. There are no new cases in Haliburton.
There is 1 new COVID-related hospitalizations in Kawartha Lakes.
An additional 12 cases have been resolved in the region including 3 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Northumberland, 3 in Hastings Prince Edward, 2 in Peterborough, and 1 in Haliburton.
The number of active cases has increased by 4 in Kawartha Lakes, by 1 in Peterborough, and by 1 in Hastings Prince Edward, and has decreased by 2 in Northumberland and by 1 in Haliburton.
There are currently 73 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, an increase of 3 since yesterday, including 40 in Hastings Prince Edward (19 in Belleville, 14 in Quinte West, 3 in Prince Edward County, 2 in North Hastings, 1 in Tyendinaga & Deseronto, and 1 in Central Hastings), 14 in Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Peterborough, 5 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,661 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,626 resolved with 22 deaths), 1,208 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (1,153 resolved with 58 deaths), 962 in Northumberland County (938 resolved with 17 deaths), 130 in Haliburton County (127 resolved with 1 death), and 1,219 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (1,168 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.
