Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 304 new cases today, with the 7-day average of daily cases unchanged at 407.
Of Ontario’s 34 health units, 11 are reporting low double-digit increases — Toronto (46), Sudbury (24), York (22), Windsor-Essex (21), Hamilton (20), Ottawa (19), Simcoe Muskoka (16), Durham (15), Peel (13), Southwestern (13), and Middlesex-London (11) — and 4 are reporting no new cases at all.
Of today’s new cases, 68% are people who have not been fully vaccinated (65% have not received any doses and 3% have received only one dose) and 28% are people who have been fully vaccinated with two doses, with the vaccination status unknown for 4% of the cases because of a missing or invalid health card number. The 7-day average case rate is 6.67 per 100,000 for unvaccinated people, 2.58 per 100,000 for partially vaccinated people, and 1.24 per 100,000 for fully vaccinated people.
Hospitalizations have decreased by 2 to 258, ICU patients remain unchanged at 159, and ICU patients on ventilators have increased by 12 to 113. Ontario is reporting 4 new COVID-related deaths, including 1 in a long-term care home.
Over 22.29 million vaccine doses have been administered, an increase of 25,284 since yesterday. Over 10.87 million people are fully vaccinated, an increase of 16,171 since yesterday, representing 73.49% 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 10 new cases to report, including 4 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Hastings Prince Edward, 2 in Northumberland, and 1 in Peterborough. There are no new cases in Haliburton.
An additional 9 cases have been resolved in the region, including 4 in Hastings Prince Edward, 4 in Northumberland, and 1 in Kawartha Lakes.
The number of active cases has increased by 4 in Kawartha Lakes and by 1 in Peterborough, and has decreased by 3 in Hastings Prince Edward and by 2 in Northumberland.
The numbers for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton are over the past 2 days.
There are currently 50 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region (no net change from yesterday), including 20 in Hastings Prince Edward (7 in Belleville, 7 in Quinte West, 2 in Prince Edward County, 2 in Tyendingaga & Deseronto, and 2 in Central Hastings), 18 in Peterborough, 9 in Kawartha Lakes, and 3 in Northumberland. There are no active cases in Haliburton.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,888 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,847 resolved with 23 deaths), 1,308 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (1,254 resolved with 58 deaths), 1,024 in Northumberland County (1,004 resolved with 17 deaths), 148 in Haliburton County (147 resolved with 1 death), and 1,458 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (1,424 resolved with 14 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Hastings Prince Edward on October 7.
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.
