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Ontario reports 733 new COVID-19 cases, including 10 in greater Kawarthas region

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Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.

With Ontario’s stay-at-home order lifted as of today and the provincial government announcing schools will remain closed until the fall, the province is reporting 733 new cases today. This is the third straight day of cases under 1,000, and the seven-day average of daily cases has also fallen below 1,000 — the first time it has done so since last November.

For the fourth day in a row, only Toronto and Peel are reporting triple-digit increases, and almost half of Ontario’s 34 health units are reporting 5 or fewer cases for the second day in a row. The proportion of active cases has declined for the 44th straight day.

Hospitalizations and ICU admissions have fallen, although there has been an increase in patients on ventilators. Ontario is reporting 25 new deaths, with 1 new death in a long-term care home.

With more than 9.3 million vaccine doses administered, over 63% of Ontario’s total population has received at least a single dose. There has been a record increase of second doses administered, with 5.3% of the total population now fully vaccinated.

In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 10 new cases to report (including 5 in Peterborough, 4 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Northumberland) and an additional 28 cases resolved, with the number of active cases across the region decreasing by 18 to 133. Active cases have fallen in every health unit, except Haliburton which has no active cases. See below for details from each individual health unit in the region.

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Most of the new cases reported today are in Toronto (173) and Peel (134).

There are double-digit increases reported today in York (69), Hamilton (66), Ottawa (41), Durham (40), Middlesex-London (36), Waterloo (29), Porcupine (27), Simcoe Muskoka (20), Halton (18), Thunder Bay (15), Windsor-Essex (14), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (14), and Brant (10), with a smaller increase in Huron Perth (7)

The remaining 18 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with 9 health units reporting no new cases at all.

Of today’s new cases, 57% are among people 39 and younger, with the highest number of cases (284) among people ages 20-39 followed by 207 cases among people ages 40-59 and 134 cases among people 19 and under.

With 1,733 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.1% to at 96.3% — the 44th straight day the percentage of resolved cases has increased. The average positivity rate across Ontario has decreased by 0.6% to 2.8%, meaning that 28 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on June 1.

Ontario is reporting 25 new COVID-19 deaths today, including 1 new death in a long-term care home. The seven-day average of daily deaths remains unchanged at 16.

Hospitalizations have decreased by 96 from yesterday to 708, with the number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs decreasing by 7 to 576 and the number of patients with COVID-19 on ventilators rising by 12 to 399.

A total of 31,768 tests were completed yesterday, with the backlog of tests under investigation increasing by 3,509 to 18,999.

A total of 9,342,121 doses of vaccine have now been administered, an increase of 139,901 from yesterday, and 781,163 people have been fully vaccinated with both doses of vaccine, a record increase of 41,441 from yesterday.

The number of fully vaccinated people represents 5.3% of Ontario’s population, an increase of 0.28% from yesterday, with fully and partially vaccinated people representing 63.41% of the total population, an increase of 0.95% from yesterday. An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.

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In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 10 new cases to report, including 5 in Peterborough, 4 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Northumberland. There are no new cases in Hastings Prince Edward or Haliburton.

There are 4 new regional cases of variants of concern, in Peterborough.

There has been 1 new hospitalization in Kawartha Lakes.

An additional 28 cases have been resolved, including 14 in Kawartha Lakes, 6 in Peterborough, 5 in Hastings Prince Edward, and 3 in Northumberland. Outbreaks at Campbellford Farm Supply LTD and an unidentified workplace in Peterborough County have been declared resolved.

There are currently 133 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, a decrease of 18 since yesterday, including 64 in Kawartha Lakes, 47 in Peterborough, 11 in Hastings Prince Edward (1 in Quinte West, 5 in Belleville, 1 in Prince Edward County, 1 in Central Hastings, and 3 in North Hastings), and 11 in Northumberland. There are no active cases in Haliburton.

Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,509 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,441 resolved with 21 deaths), 1,018 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (911 resolved with 56 deaths), 923 in Northumberland County (895 resolved with 17 deaths), 118 in Haliburton County (117 resolved with 1 death), and 1,121 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (1,099 resolved with 11 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Peterborough on May 30.

The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 4 p.m. the previous day, as well as from systems in Toronto, Ottawa, and Middlesex-London at 2 p.m. the previous day. Data from local health units is more current and is usually reflected in the provincial data the following day. There may be discrepancies between the Ontario data reported today (which is from yesterday) and the local health unit data reported today (which is from today).

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Peterborough Public Health

Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.

The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 1,509 (increase of 5)
Total variants of concern cases: 690 (increase of 4)
Active cases: 47 (decrease of 1)
Close contacts: 121 (decrease of 20)
Deaths: 21 (no change)
Resolved: 1,441 (increase of 6)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 68 (no change)*
ICU admissions (total to date): 15 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 52,650 (increase of 150)
Total vaccine doses administered (residents and non-residents): 79,150 (increase of 9,161 as of May 27)
Number of residents who have received first dose: 72,120 (increase of 7,921 as of May 27)
Number of residents fully vaccinated: 6,659 (increase of 1,807 as of May 20)
Outbreaks: Fairhaven long-term care home in Peterborough, Unidentified workplace #11 in Peterborough, Riverview Manor long-term care home in Peterborough (decrease of 1)**

*As of June 2, Peterborough Regional Health Centre is reporting 5 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 (decrease of 1) and a total of 76 patients transferred from other areas as a result of a provincial directive (no change).

**An outbreak at unidentified workplace #10 in Peterborough County was declared resolved on June 2.

 

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s service area is the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County.

The health unit provides reports from Monday to Saturday, excluding Sundays and statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 2,059, including 1,018 in Kawartha Lakes, 923 in Northumberland, and 118 in Haliburton (increase of 5, including 4 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in Northumberland)*
Total variants of concern cases: 730, including 372 in Kawartha Lakes, 325 in Northumberland, and 33 in Haliburton (no change)
Active cases: 75, including 64 in Kawartha Lakes, 11 in Northumberland, and 0 in Haliburton (decrease of 12, including 10 in Kawartha Lakes and 2 in Northumberland)
Probable cases: 1 (increase of 1 in Kawartha Lakes)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 75, including 41 in Kawartha Lakes, 31 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton (increase of 1 in Kawartha Lakes)**
Deaths (including among probable cases): 74, including 56 in Kawartha Lakes, 17 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Resolved: 1,923, including 911 in Kawartha Lakes, 895 in Northumberland, and 117 in Haliburton (increase of 17, including 14 in Kawartha Lakes and 3 in Northumberland)
Tests completed: 195,080 (increase of 743)
Vaccine doses administered to residents: 104,784 (increase of 8,863 as of May 31)
Number of residents fully vaccinated: 11,108 (increase of 3,773 as of May 31)
Outbreaks: Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Medi-Share Inc. in Lindsay (decrease of 1)***

*The health unit states that total counts and counts for individual counties may fluctuate from previously reported counts as cases are transferred to or from the health unit based on case investigation details and routine data cleaning.

**As of June 2, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay reports no patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (decrease of 2).

***An outbreak at Campbellford Farm Supply LTD has been declared resolved.

 

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.

The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 1,121 (no change)
Confirmed variants of concern cases: 489 (no change)
Active cases: 11 (decrease of 5)
Deaths: 11 (no change)
Currently hospitalized: 5 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU: 2 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 1 (no change)
Resolved: 1,099 (increase of 5)
Tests completed: 145,490 (increase of 10)
Vaccine doses administered: 99,326 (increase of 2,222)
Number of people fully vaccinated: 8,256 (increase of 332)
Outbreaks: None (no change)

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Province of Ontario

Confirmed positive: 532,891 (increase of 733)
COVID-19 variants of concern (VOC) cases: 127,645 of B.1.1.7 UK variant (increase of 938); 952 of B.1.351 South Africa variant (increase of 3); 2,911 of P.1 Brazilian variant (increase of 44)
VOC R(t): 0.72 (no change as of June 2)*
7-day average of daily new cases: 978 (decrease of 52)
Positivity rate: 2.8% (increase of 0.8%)
Resolved: 513,436 (increase of 1,733), 96.3% of all cases (increase of 0.1%)
Hospitalizations: 708 (decrease of 96)
Hospitalizations in ICU: 576 (decrease of 7)
Hospitalizations in ICU on ventilator: 399 (increase of 12)
Deaths: 8,791 (increase of 25)
7-day average of daily new deaths: 16 (no change)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 3,951 (increase of 1)
Total tests completed: 15,274,683 (increase of 31,768)
Tests under investigation: 18,999 (increase of 3,509)
Vaccination doses administered: 9,342,121 (increase of 139,901), 63.41% of Ontario’s total population (increase of 0.95%)**
People fully vaccinated (two doses): 781,163 (increase of 41,441), 5.30% of Ontario’s total population (increase of 0.28%)**

*R(t) is a virus’s effective reproduction number, which is the average number of new infections caused by a single infected individual at a specific time (t) in a partially immunized population. To successfully eliminate a disease from a population, R(t) needs to be less than 1.

**An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.

COVID-19 cases in Ontario from May 2 - June 1, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 cases in Ontario from May 2 – June 1, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from May 2 - June 1, 2021. The red line is the daily number of tests completed, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from May 2 – June 1, 2021. The red line is the daily number of tests completed, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from May 2 - June 1, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of hospitalizations, the purple line is the daily number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs, and the dotted orange line is a five-day rolling average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from May 2 – June 1, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of hospitalizations, the purple line is the daily number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs, and the dotted orange line is a five-day rolling average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from May 2 - June 1, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from May 2 – June 1, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 vaccinations in Ontario from May 2 - June 1, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily doses administered, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily doses, and the blue line is the cumulative number of people fully vaccinated with two doses of vaccine. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 vaccinations in Ontario from May 2 – June 1, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily doses administered, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily doses, and the blue line is the cumulative number of people fully vaccinated with two doses of vaccine. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)

 

For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.

Ontario schools will not reopen until the fall

By kawarthaNOW -

Elementary and secondary school students in Ontario will not be returning to in-class learning until the fall.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford made the announcement at a media conference at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Wednesday (June 2), along with education minister Stephen Lecce and health minister Christine Elliott.

Teachers and parents have been waiting for several weeks for the provincial government to make the decision on whether or not schools will reopen before the end of the school year. The decision comes on the same day Ontario lifted its stay-at-home order.

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“I know this is very difficult news,” Ford said. “It was a hard choice to make, but I will not take unnecessary risks with our children right now. The fact is we’re fighting a third wave driven by variants.”

Ford referred to recent modelling presented by Ontario’s science advisory table that the province could see an increase of six to 11 per cent in the number of new daily COVID-19 cases if schools were to reopen.

“It would be irresponsible to put two million kids in the classroom for eight hours a day,” Ford said, referring to the B.1.617.2 variant that originated in India and is now known to be in Ontario. “We know it’s going to spread. Then they’re going to bring it home, they’re going to give it to their parents, they’re going to give it to family members, they’re going to give it to their grandparents, and here we go again.”

Ford said the government will focus on getting students and teachers vaccinated over the summer for a “safe and normal return to school in September.’

The province expects to offer a first dose of Pfizer vaccine to all youth aged 12 and older before the end of June, with a second dose before the end of August. The province also expects to offer all education workers a second dose by the week of August 15, for those who have not already received their second dose by that time.

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However, COVID-19 vaccinations will not be mandatory for students before they return to school in the fall.

“We can’t force anyone to go get a vaccination,” Ford said in response to a reporter’s question, even though other vaccinations are already required to attend school in Ontario — including for tetanus, whooping cough, polio, measles, mumps, and chickenpox — under the province’s Immunization of School Pupils Act.

The province says it will allow school boards to proceed with outdoor graduation ceremonies for all students in June. Graduating students will be able to return to school for such ceremonies, where physical distancing is possible, with elementary school ceremonies organized by class and secondary school ceremonies organized by homeroom or quadmestered class.

Directly addressing Ontario students, Ford said “I want schools to host in-person outdoor graduation events and other opportunities for you to meet with your friends and reconnect outside before the end of the year.”

While schools will remain closed for in-person learning, emergency child care will continue until the end of June to align with the end of the elementary school year. Before- and after-school programs will remain closed and will continue to not charge parent fees, which is prohibited during the remote learning period.

Licensed child care centres may resume serving school-aged children for full-day programming over the summer months, and before- and after-school programs that operate as a camp over the summer will be permitted to do so, with both centre and programs following health and safety guidance from the Ministry of Health.

Referring to Ontario’s reopening plan, Ford said he’s “cautiously optimistic” that Ontario will be able to proceed to step one earlier than the scheduled date of June 14.

“Right now we’re waiting for (chief medical officer of health) Dr. Williams and his team to tell us when we may be ready to do so,” Ford added.

 

This story has been updated with additional details from the media conference and a media release from the province.

Two arrested after five people invade a Lindsay home at gunpoint

By kawarthaNOW -
The City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service in Lindsay. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

Two people have been arrested following a home invasion in Lindsay early Tuesday morning (June 1).

At around 6:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Kawartha Lakes police responded to a report of a home invasion at a residence on Wellington Street.

The home’s occupants told police that five people had forcibly entered the residence, with two of the invaders pointing firearms at one of the occupants. All five suspects had fled the scene in a vehicle by the time police arrived.

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Police were able to identify two of the suspects through witness statements and video surveillance and, on Wednesday, arrested a 23-year-old female suspect and a young offender.

Police will not be releasing the names of the suspects and any information that may lead to the identify of the young offender, in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act

The female suspect and young offender have both been charged with break and enter with intent, robbery with firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a weapon,
pointing a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, careless use of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition, knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm, and knowledge of unauthorized possession of a weapon.

Both suspects are being held in custody for a bail hearing and will appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Lindsay.

Police are seeking the other three suspects in this crime and are asking anyone who may have information to contact then at 705-324-5252. You can also provide information anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.khcrimestoppers.com.

Ontario reports 699 new COVID-19 cases, including 6 in greater Kawarthas region

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Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.

With the Ontario government confirming the stay-at-home order will expire on Wednesday (June 2), the province is reporting 699 new cases today — the lowest daily increase since October 17 when 658 cases were reported.

With the stay-at-home order expiring, people are now free to travel within the province for non-essential purposes including going to their cottages. However, all other current health restrictions will remain in effect until the province begins step one of its reopening plan on June 14. This includes limiting indoor gatherings to household members only and outdoor gatherings to a maximum of five people. Essential retail will remain limited to 25 per cent capacity, and non-essential retail is limited to curbside pickup and delivery only. For a full list of restrictions in place before step one, visit ontario.ca/page/reopening-ontario.

For the third day in a row, only Toronto and Peel are reporting triple-digit increases, and almost half of Ontario’s 34 health units are reporting 5 or fewer cases. The seven-day average of daily cases has decreased to 1,030 and the proportion of active cases has decreased for the 43rd straight day.

Hospitalizations have increased, although the increase may be due to underreporting by more than 10% of hospitals yesterday. There has been a large decrease in ICU admissions and a smaller increase in patients on ventilators. Ontario is reporting 9 new deaths, with no new deaths in long-term care homes.

In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 6 new cases to report (including 4 in Peterborough and 2 in Kawartha Lakes) and an additional 44 cases resolved, with the number of active cases across the region falling by 39 to 151. Active cases have fallen in Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Hastings Prince Edward, with an increase of 1 active case in Peterborough. Haliburton has no active cases.

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Most of the new cases reported today are in Toronto (207) and Peel (144).

There are double-digit increases reported today in York (52), Durham (50), Hamilton (44), Ottawa (39), Waterloo (25), Windsor-Essex (19), Simcoe Muskoka (18), Halton (17), Niagara (16), Porcupine (14), Middlesex-London (11), and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (10), with a smaller increase in Brant (6).

The remaining 19 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with 7 health units reporting no new cases at all.

Of today’s new cases, 63% are among people 39 and younger, with the highest number of cases (281) among people ages 20-39 followed by 186 cases among people ages 40-59 and 159 cases among people 19 and under.

With 1,568 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.2% to at 96.2% — the 43rd straight day the percentage of resolved cases has increased. The average positivity rate across Ontario has decreased by 0.7% to 3.6%, meaning that 36 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on May 31.

Ontario is reporting 9 new COVID-19 deaths today, with no new deaths in long-term care homes. The seven-day average of daily deaths has decreased by 3 from yesterday to 16.

Hospitalizations have increased by 73 from yesterday to 804, but this increase may be due to underreporting by more than 10% of hospitals yesterday. The number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs has decreased by 34 to 583 and the number of patients with COVID-19 on ventilators has increased by 5 to 387.

A total of 20,262 tests were completed yesterday, with the backlog of tests under investigation increasing by 8,403 to 15,490.

A total of 9,202,220 doses of vaccine have now been administered, an increase of 120,195 from yesterday, and 739,722 people have been fully vaccinated with both doses of vaccine, an increase of 32,890 from yesterday.

The number of fully vaccinated people represents 5.02% of Ontario’s population, an increase of 0.22% from yesterday, with fully and partially vaccinated people representing 62.46% of the total population, an increase of 0.82% from yesterday. An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.

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In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 6 new cases to report, including 4 in Peterborough and 2 in Kawartha Lakes. There are no new cases in Hastings Prince Edward, Northumberland, or Haliburton.

There are 10 new regional cases of variants of concern, including 4 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Northumberland, and 3 in Peterborough.

An additional 44 cases have been resolved, including 25 in Kawartha Lakes, 9 in Hastings Prince Edward, 6 in Northumberland, and 4 in Peterborough.

There are currently 151 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, a decrease of 39 since yesterday, including 74 in Kawartha Lakes, 48 in Peterborough, 16 in Hastings Prince Edward (2 in Quinte West, 5 in Belleville, 1 in Tyendinaga & Deseronto, 3 in Prince Edward County, 1 in Central Hastings, and 4 in North Hastings), and 13 in Northumberland. There are no active cases in Haliburton.

Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,504 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,435 resolved with 21 deaths), 1,014 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (897 resolved with 56 deaths), 922 in Northumberland County (892 resolved with 17 deaths), 118 in Haliburton County (117 resolved with 1 death), and 1,121 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (1,094 resolved with 11 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Peterborough on May 30.

The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 4 p.m. the previous day, as well as from systems in Toronto, Ottawa, and Middlesex-London at 2 p.m. the previous day. Data from local health units is more current and is usually reflected in the provincial data the following day. There may be discrepancies between the Ontario data reported today (which is from yesterday) and the local health unit data reported today (which is from today).

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Peterborough Public Health

Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.

The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 1,504 (increase of 5)*
Total variants of concern cases: 686 (increase of 3)
Active cases: 48 (increase of 1)
Close contacts: 141 (decrease of 8)
Deaths: 21 (no change)
Resolved: 1,435 (increase of 4)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 68 (no change)**
ICU admissions (total to date): 15 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 52,500 (no change)
Total vaccine doses administered (residents and non-residents): 79,150 (increase of 9,161 as of May 27)
Number of residents who have received first dose: 72,120 (increase of 7,921 as of May 27)
Number of residents fully vaccinated: 6,659 (increase of 1,807 as of May 20)
Outbreaks: Unidentified workplace #10 in Peterborough County, Fairhaven long-term care home in Peterborough, Unidentified workplace #11 in Peterborough, Riverview Manor long-term care home in Peterborough (no change)

*The health unit is reporting 4 new cases in the last 24 hours. The total case count has increased by 5 because 1 case has been added to a previous day.

**As of June 1, Peterborough Regional Health Centre is reporting 6 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 (increase of 1) and a total of 76 patients transferred from other areas as a result of a provincial directive (no change).

 

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s service area is the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County.

The health unit provides reports from Monday to Saturday, excluding Sundays and statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 2,054, including 1,014 in Kawartha Lakes, 922 in Northumberland, and 118 in Haliburton (increase of 2 in Kawartha Lakes)*
Total variants of concern cases: 730, including 372 in Kawartha Lakes, 325 in Northumberland, and 33 in Haliburton (increase of 7, including 4 in Kawartha Lakes and 3 in Northumberland)
Active cases: 87, including 74 in Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Northumberland, and 0 in Haliburton (decrease of 29, includng 23 in Kawartha Lakes and 6 in Northumberland)
Probable cases: None (decrease of 1 in Kawartha Lakes)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 74, including 40 in Kawartha Lakes, 31 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton (no change)**
Deaths (including among probable cases): 74, including 56 in Kawartha Lakes, 17 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Resolved: 1,906, including 897 in Kawartha Lakes, 892 in Northumberland, and 117 in Haliburton (increase of 31, including 25 in Kawartha Lakes and 6 in Northumberland)
Tests completed: 194,337 (increase of 541)
Vaccine doses administered to residents: 104,784 (increase of 8,863 as of May 31)
Number of residents fully vaccinated: 11,108 (increase of 3,773 as of May 31)
Outbreaks: Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Campbellford Farm Supply LTD, Medi-Share Inc. in Lindsay (no change)

*The health unit states that total counts and counts for individual counties may fluctuate from previously reported counts as cases are transferred to or from the health unit based on case investigation details and routine data cleaning.

**As of June 1, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay reports 2 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (increase of 1).

 

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.

The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 1,121 (decrease of 2)
Confirmed variants of concern cases: 489 (decrease of 1)
Active cases: 16 (decrease of 11)
Deaths: 11 (no change)
Currently hospitalized: 5 (decrease of 1)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU: 2 (decrease of 1)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 1 (no change)
Resolved: 1,094 (increase of 9)
Tests completed: 145,480 (increase of 20)
Vaccine doses administered: 97,104 (increase of 2,077)
Number of people fully vaccinated: 7,924 (increase of 174)
Outbreaks: None (no change)

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Province of Ontario

Confirmed positive: 532,158 (increase of 699)
COVID-19 variants of concern (VOC) cases: 126,707 of B.1.1.7 UK variant (increase of 762); 949 of B.1.351 South Africa variant (increase of 1); 2,867 of P.1 Brazilian variant (increase of 45)
VOC R(t): 0.72 (decrease of 0.02 as of May 24)*
7-day average of daily new cases: 1,030 (decrease of 48)
Positivity rate: 3.6% (increase of 0.7%)
Resolved: 511,703 (increase of 1,568), 96.2% of all cases (increase of 0.2%)
Hospitalizations: 804 (increase of 73)
Hospitalizations in ICU: 583 (decrease of 34)
Hospitalizations in ICU on ventilator: 387 (increase of 5)
Deaths: 8,766 (increase of 9)
7-day average of daily new deaths: 16 (decrease of 3)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 3,950 (no change)
Total tests completed: 15,242,915 (increase of 20,262)
Tests under investigation: 15,490 (increase of 8,403)
Vaccination doses administered: 9,202,220 (increase of 120,195), 62.46% of Ontario’s total population (increase of 0.82%)**
People fully vaccinated (two doses): 739,722 (increase of 32,890), 5.02% of Ontario’s total population (increase of 0.22%)**

*R(t) is a virus’s effective reproduction number, which is the average number of new infections caused by a single infected individual at a specific time (t) in a partially immunized population. To successfully eliminate a disease from a population, R(t) needs to be less than 1.

**An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.

COVID-19 cases in Ontario from May 1 - May 31, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 cases in Ontario from May 1 – May 31, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from May 1 - May 31, 2021. The red line is the daily number of tests completed, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from May 1 – May 31, 2021. The red line is the daily number of tests completed, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from May 1 - May 31, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of hospitalizations, the purple line is the daily number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs, and the dotted orange line is a five-day rolling average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from May 1 – May 31, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of hospitalizations, the purple line is the daily number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs, and the dotted orange line is a five-day rolling average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from May 1 - May 31, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from May 1 – May 31, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 vaccinations in Ontario from May 1 - May 31, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily doses administered, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily doses, and the blue line is the cumulative number of people fully vaccinated with two doses of vaccine. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 vaccinations in Ontario from May 1 – May 31, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily doses administered, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily doses, and the blue line is the cumulative number of people fully vaccinated with two doses of vaccine. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)

 

For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.

Number of new COVID-19 cases in Peterborough at lowest mark in past nine weeks

By Paul Rellinger -
A woman receives her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the mass vaccination clinic at the Evinrude Centre in Peterborough on May 26, 2021. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Temper optimism with continued diligence.

That was the key message from Peterborough medical officer of health Dr. Rosana Salvaterra during Peterborough Public Health media briefing held on Tuesday (June 1), as the number of local active COVID-19 cases has plummeted alongside reported new cases of the virus.

As of Monday (May 31) at 4:30 p.m., the number of active cases in Peterborough city and county, Curve Lake and Hiawatha was reported as 47 — a huge decrease of 33 from the previous Friday. The number of close contacts of positive cases being monitored has also dropped significantly and now stands at 147, 57 less than what was reported Friday.

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“We’ve had six straight days with single-digit new case counts,” said Dr. Salvaterra. “Considerably more cases are resolving than new ones are being reported, so we’re on the positive side of this. It certainly appears that our third wave has crested.”

While May brought the second highest number of new cases for a single month at 272, the weekly new case count has dropped consistently from 91 during the week of May 10 to last week’s total of 41.

Tragically, however, an increase has been seen as of late in the number of COVID-related deaths, the latest being that of a 67-year-old man who died on Sunday, bringing the total number of deaths since the pandemic began to 21. And the number of outbreaks has risen to four, the latest one being reported at Riverview Manor where two staff members became infected.

In his remarks during Tuesday’s briefing, Peterborough board of health chair and Selwyn mayor Andy Mitchell echoed Dr. Salvaterra’s optimism but not without a clear warning.

“All of this is good news but the reality is we’re at a crossroads,” Mitchell said. “Go too slowly and people’s exhaustion and the economic hurt will push people to ignore the rules and make their own. Go too fast and we risk a resurgence that will only prolong the return to normalcy. As encouraging as the news is, it’s important that we all continue to be vigilant. If we go too fast we will take longer to reach our destination.”

With the number of people tested for the virus having dropped to 450 last week from about 700 weekly earlier this month, Dr. Salvaterra countered the possibility that fewer new cases being detected is a result of less testing.

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“The first hypothesis is fewer people are sick or fewer people have been in contact with cases,” Dr. Salvaterra said. “Both might indeed be true. We’ve seen the case count drop. With case counts dropping, the number of people who are identified as high-risk contacts has also dropped. We typically have to send all of those folks for testing at least twice during their self-isolation period. So right there, you have an explanation.”

Dr. Salvaterra added ongoing wastewater surveillance provides a much clearer indication of more or less COVID-19 in the community than the testing of residents.

“That (surveillance results) doesn’t depend on people going to get tested. If you use a toilet, you are part of that wastewater surveillance. It’s a much more reliable source of information. We continue to watch those numbers and will be presenting the latest data later this week.”

On the vaccination front, Dr. Salvaterra confirmed at least 60 per cent of eligible residents have received at least a first dose of vaccine. As of 5 p.m. last Thursday, 79,150 vaccine doses had been administered locally, 72,120 of those going into residents’ arms with 6,659 having received two doses and considered fully vaccinated. These numbers will be updated this Friday (June 4).

“There is more demand than we have (vaccine) supply,” said Dr. Salvaterra, repeating what has become a regular refrain since vaccines were made available.

“For our senior residents who are over 80 years of age who are now eligible for a second dose, I know you must be frustrated. We did not have any appointments open yesterday but we are hoping to post (more appointments) as soon as we get confirmation of supply.”

Local pharmacies, added Dr. Salvaterra, will play “a larger role in our vaccine rollout in the weeks and months to come. We’re seeing their supply increase steadily.”

Peterborough Public Health communications manager Brittany Cadence outlined how the provincial booking system at www.ontario.ca/bookvaccine works for those seeking a second dose appointment at a pharmacy.

“You receive two options. Option A is to book through the provincial system that takes you to one of the mass immunization clinics run by Peterborough Public Health while option B lets you choose a participating pharmacy.”

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During the briefing, Dr. Salvaterra received word that the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has just approved the mixing and matching of vaccines, meaning people can get a second dose of vaccine that is different from AstraZeneca.

“If you received AstraZeneca, you can choose to have a second dose of AstraZeneca or have either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. That is in writing now.”

Starting on June 14, those 70 to 79 years of age can begin booking their second dose appointments. The following weeks will see eligibility to book second dose appointment opened to lower age groups.

With the goal of 60 per cent of eligible residents vaccinated now reached, Dr. Salvaterra isn’t setting a specific target date for the 70 per cent mark.

“As soon as possible,” she offered, adding “The more vaccine that the province can give us, the faster we’ll go. We have additional capacity when we look at the PRHC (Peterborough Regional Health Centre) clinic and we look at pharmacies and family doctors and nurse practitioners. We still have some extra room to go. All we need is the vaccine.”

Also commenting during Tuesday’s briefing was Peterborough Mayor Diane Therrien.

Peterborough community creates memorial to honour 215 Indigenous children found buried at former B.C. residential school

By Jeannine Taylor -
A pair of children's shoes on the steps of Peterborough City Hall, part of a community memorial created in response to last week's discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children buried at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Similar to what’s been happening in cities across Canada, a makeshift memorial has appeared on the steps of Peterborough City Hall in Peterborough-Nogojiwanong, following last week’s discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children buried at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia.

Last Thursday (May 27), the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation announced preliminary findings from a ground-penetrating radar survey have revealed the remains of 215 children, some as young as three years old, are buried on the grounds of the what was Canada’s largest residential school.

The news, which has made headlines around the world, is once again shining a terrible light on Canada’s treatment of its Indigenous peoples, leading to further calls on the Roman Catholic Church — which operated most of the residential schools — to apologize and take responsibility.

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At Peterborough City Hall, where the flags are flying at half-mast, people have been leaving children’s shoes, toys, and other mementos on the steps.

Two local Indigenous women, Janet McCue and Amanda Brown, are among those who have been visiting the tribute.

McCue is from Curve Lake First Nation and Brown is from Listuguj First Nation on the border of Quebec and New Brunswick but grew up in Peterborough. She was part of Canada’s infamous “Sixties Scoop”, when Indigenous children were removed from their homes and placed for adoption with mainly non-Indigenous families.

Tributes left on the steps of Peterborough City Hall. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)
Tributes left on the steps of Peterborough City Hall. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)
The memorial on the steps of Peterborough City Hall. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)
The memorial on the steps of Peterborough City Hall. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)
"Every Child Matters" is written in chalk in front of the memorial on the steps of Peterborough City Hall. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)
“Every Child Matters” is written in chalk in front of the memorial on the steps of Peterborough City Hall. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

“These are our babies and there’s many many more, and we need to find them all so we can send them home,” Brown said, choking back tears, when asked why she was coming to the memorial.

“This country came together over 16 white boys, including myself,” she added, referring to the deaths in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan in 2018. “But it doesn’t seem like too many people care about 215 (Indigenous children) … that they’re nothing.”

McCue brought her drum, which is labelled with a sticker “Justice for Cileana”. McCue is a relative of 22-year-old Cileana Taylor, who was taken off life support in February 2021 nearly six months after being allegedly beaten by her then-boyfriend, Jordan Morin.

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McCue said people have been gathering at the memorial at 2:15 p.m. in the afternoon.

McCue and Brown, both wearing orange “Every Child Matters” shirts, drummed and sang in front of the memorial.

VIDEO: Janet McCue and Amanda Brown at Peterborough City Hall – June 1, 2021

Police recover body of missing boater from Bells Rapids Lake north of Bancroft

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Bancroft OPP conducting a search for a missing boater on Bells Rapids Lake in Hastings Highlands on May 30, 2021. The man's body was recovered from the lake the following day. (Photo: OPP / Twitter)

Police have recovered the body of a boater who went missing on Bells Rapids Lake in Hastings Highlands.

On Sunday (May 30), Bancroft OPP responded to a report of a missing man on the lake, which is located around 40 kilometres north of Bancroft.

Members of Bancroft OPP along with an OPP helicopter, OPP Emergency Response Team, OPP marine officers, and the Hastings Highlands Fire Department conducted an unsuccessful search for the missing man.

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On Monday morning, the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit joined the search effort and recovered the body of 60-year-old Albert Kuno of Combermere on Monday afternoon.

The office for the Chief Coroner of Ontario is leading the investigation with the assistance from the Bancroft OPP. A post-mortem examination has been scheduled. Police do not suspect foul play in Kuno’s death.

This is the third death in May on lakes in the northern Kawarthas region. On May 12, Haliburton Highlands OPP found a 63-year-old woman was found without vital signs in Loon Lake, about 12 kilometres southeast of the town of Haliburton in Haliburton County. On May 20, Bancroft OPP recovered the body of a missing 68-year-old Ajax man from Mink Lake, located around 30 kilometres north of Bancroft in Hastings Highlands.

Peterborough’s Pathway of Fame announces eight new inductees

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The eight inductees for the 2021 Peterborough and District Pathway of Fame, in alphabetical order from left to right, top to bottom: David Goyette, Graham Hart, Brian MacDonald, Dr. Ramesh Makhija, John Mariasine, Megan Murphy, Paul Rellinger, and David Sutherland. (Supplied photos)

The Peterborough and District Pathway of Fame has announced its 2021 inductees.

The eight inductees, in alphabetical order, are David Goyette, Graham Hart, Brian MacDonald, Dr. Ramesh Makhija, John Mariasine, Megan Murphy, Paul Rellinger, and David Sutherland.

See below for complete biographies of each of the inductees, as supplied by the Pathway of Fame.

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The Pathway of Fame is a not-for-profit organization first formed in 1997 to honour local citizens in the arts and humanities. An anonymous committee of community members who are unaffiliated with the Pathway of Fame chooses the inductees from a list of nominations submitted by the community at large.

Inductees are honoured with stone markers placed into the Pathway of Fame at Del Crary Park as well as at an annual induction ceremony in September held at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough. Although the 2020 ceremony was cancelled due to the pandemic, tentative plans are in place to hold the 2021 ceremony in the Nexicom Studio at Showplace on Saturday, September 11th.

 

David Goyette (Cultural/Community Betterment)

Is there still a place in this world for a renaissance man? There is, and to the immense benefit of Peterborough and the Kawarthas, a renaissance man in every respect has made this place his home.

David Goyette
David Goyette

David Goyette most certainly brings all the characteristics of a renaissance man to the table. He’s highly educated, cultured in the arts and he has charisma in spades.

And yes, he’s an intelligent man who is good at many different things, accomplishing much with an ease that belies his boundless energy.

Since moving to the region 13 years ago David has gifted his leadership to several initiatives, as well as contributed financially in a big way to a number of projects and campaigns, including a $50,000 donation made in March 2020 in support of the David Goyette and Victoria Pearce Arts and Wellness Initiative that provides funding for arts-related projects undertaken by United Way member agencies.

His philanthropy has also included support of the Showplace Performance Centre in the form of a 10-year funding commitment for the purchase of a state-of-the-art theatrical lighting console. In 2018, Showplace named its stage in his honour.

As a board chair, David’s guidance steered a clear path for the downtown performance venue and, in 2019-20, his term as Chair of the Peterborough and District United Way campaign saw an invigorating vibrancy injected into the annual appeal. As a board member, David has rolled up his sleeves to the benefit of the Canadian Canoe Museum, the Artisan Centre of Peterborough, and the Lakefield Jazz, Art and Craft Festival. David most recently chaired a very successful campaign for the Camp Kawartha Health Centre.

With an eye firmly focused on the nurturing of the local arts scene, David is not one to sit on the sidelines, bringing his talents as an artist and musician to the fore. A songwriter and guitarist, he has three CDs of original music to his credit and, as an abstract expressionist painter, he has mounted no fewer than 20 shows of his work with many of his pieces having found a home in private collections. The former Peterborough Examiner weekly columnist has also authored four books, the sale proceeds from two of his books benefitting Our Space and the Purple Onion Festival.

 

Graham Hart (Media)

Graham Hart
Graham Hart

If Peterborough hasn’t already formally thanked CHNS-FM, it’s well past the time some form of appreciation is shown the Halifax radio station for giving a young Graham Hart a summer job.

In pursuit of an engineering degree at the time but bitten hard by the broadcasting bug, Graham left Dalhousie University after his third year and pursued radio full-time. A series of on-air positions in Nova Scotia followed before Graham moved to Ontario and worked at radio stations in Chatham, Hamilton and Niagara Falls before his acceptance, in 1973 of a job offer from CHEX Television in Peterborough.

Hired as news anchor, Graham quickly became the face of CHEX. Before retiring in 2018, he had served as News Director, Assistant Television Program Director and executive vice-president of affiliated CHEX Radio.

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As big an impact as Graham had on viewers’ daily lives via his news reports, and his hosting of specials, documentaries the long-running Campus Quiz and Flashback programs, his work outside of the studio cemented his position as a community leader. Beyond volunteering his silky smooth delivery to the benefit of countless events and fundraisers as an emcee and guest speaker, Graham has worked tirelessly for a number of non-profit organizations.

The Canadian Mental Health Association, the Peterborough Family Resource Centre, the Lakefield Animal Welfare Society, the Peterborough Festival of the Arts, the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough, the Peterborough Pathway of Fame, and the Ontario March of Dimes are but just a few of his many volunteer affiliations. And then there’s his work for Easter Seals that has seen him appear as a regular on the annual telethon broadcast for no fewer than 47 years.

As one would expect, Graham has been duly honoured by a variety of organizations. Named a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International and a Melvin Jones Fellow by the Lions Club International Foundation, Graham was the first recipient of the Gordon Holnbeck Community Service Award and, in 2014, the City of Peterborough presented him with its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.

 

Brian MacDonald (Dramatic Arts)

On the off chance that Brian MacDonald is accused of committing a crime in a Peterborough theatre or choral music setting, he would be well advised to get a good lawyer — his fingerprints are everywhere.

Brian MacDonald
Brian MacDonald

For more than 20 years, community theatre has provided the backdrop for Brian’s remarkable and varied creative talents as an actor and director with a number of companies, the Peterborough Theatre Guild and St. James’ Players among them.

Brian’s portrayal of Feste in the guild’s production of Twelfth Night earned him the 2009 Outstanding Male Performance award from the Eastern Ontario Drama League.

But Brian hasn’t stopped there. A singer and instrumentalist of note, he has served as musical director for a number of stage productions, as well as choral work with not one but three Peterborough churches. Brian also sang with The Peterborough Singers and Ada Lee’s celebrated gospel choir.

In addition, Brian has made a point of volunteering his time and talents to the benefit of young people as vocal director for high school and Trent University productions. Yet another artistic realm for Brian is dance and choreography, beneficiaries of his guidance and expertise including the Academy of Dance and the St. James’ Players, for whom he choreographed three shows.

Away from the stage, Brian’s advocacy for the Peterborough arts community as a place of inclusion, diversity and education led to his co-founding of Arts For Awareness, for which he currently serves as chairperson. The theatre collective, which is dedicated to the production of high quality art in various forms, raises awareness of social issues via partnerships with local agencies such as the Canadian Mental Health Association, Hospice Peterborough and the Peterborough AIDS Resource Network. In 2014, Arts For Awareness was recognized as a Mental Health Champion.

On the administrative side, Brian is a past president of the Peterborough Theatre Guild, and has served as board secretary for the St. James’ Players and Performing Arts Bancroft.

 

Dr. Ramesh Makhija (Cultural/Community Betterment)

There are those who are too smart for their own good. Then there are those who selflessly put their abundant intelligence, skills and expertise to work to the benefit of their community and well beyond.

Dr. Ramesh Makhija
Dr. Ramesh Makhija

India-born and educated, Dr. Ramesh Makhija most certainly belongs to the latter group.

His extensive education as a chemist, and his associated research, anchors a number of subsequent initiatives going back to 1966 when he arrived in Canada to pursue his research interests and teach at the university level.

Following a five-year period that saw him work as a chemist with two federal ministries, Dr. Makhija was named the chief chemist of Lakefield Research (now SGS Canada) in 1981.

A year later, he co-founded Trent University-based R&R Laboratories where, until 2007, he specialized in the study of wastewater, air quality and other environment-related properties.

Along with providing consulting and laboratory services, R&R trained more than 65 new graduates in analytical chemistry. R&R’s inventory of household waste led to the 1985 establishment of Peterborough’s blue box collection program.

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Outside of the lab, however, is where Dr. Makhija has wholly earned the distinction being presented today. A 2012 recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal, a 2014 recipient of an Ontario Community Service Award, a two-time recipient of a Peterborough Civic Award, and a 2019 inductee into the Peterborough Lakefield Muskoka Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame, Dr. Makhija’s wide-ranging volunteer work has seen him sit on the boards of a number of local organizations, Peterborough Green Up and the Council for People with Disabilities among them.

However, perhaps most telling of his abundant generosity was his investment of time and money into ensuring the walk-in clinic established by his late wife Dr. Swarn Makhija remained open for two years after her untimely death in 2003. When it did close, all of its furniture, equipment and supplies were donated to health units in Peterborough, Madoc, and Marmora.

 

John Mariasine (Media)

If it holds true that those who have our ear have a responsibility to lend their voice to community causes and campaigns, then John Mariasine has been very responsible indeed.

John Mariasine
John Mariasine

Upon arriving in the city in 1970, ‘Little John’ started his lengthy tenure with 1420 CKPT as a sports reporter before a promotion to the morning drive slot in 1973. Over the next 20 years, John was the warm and inclusive voice of CKPT, greeting morning listeners with a variety of popular ongoing segments.

John’s broadcasting career brought him benefits beyond the studio in the form of long-lasting relationships with a number of community organizations. His relentless promotional work on behalf of ParticipAction, the Ontario Summer Games and the Canadian Cancer Society proved invaluable to the success of each. With the annual McHappy Day fundraiser coinciding with his birthday, John turned it into a double celebration, selflessly sharing a slice of his cake before asking for a donation.

A number of annual events also benefitted from John’s skills as an engaging emcee and DJ, including GE Christmas parties at the Memorial Centre, toy drive kick-offs at Peterborough Square and a number of YMCA fundraising events. John brought his familiar voice to the theatrical stage as well, performing in a number of musicals staged by the Peterborough Theatre Guild and the St. James’ Players, starting in 1982 with Annie Get Your Gun and continuing his thespian pursuits after retirement with roles in seasonal productions.

Through the 1980s, John donated his time and talents to Up With People, an organization that supports the participation of children and young people in educational programs that promote cultural diversity and leadership through the arts. John and his wife Penny went above and beyond for the organization, often opening their home to participants.

In 2017, John’s commitment to bettering life for others manifested itself through his volunteer work for TandemEyes that saw him serve as a guide rider for the visually impaired enjoying cycling paths.

 

Megan Murphy (Cultural/Community Betterment)

The Peterborough region is blessed with many who light up a room by simply walking into it, but few can lay claim to a more memorable entrance than Megan Murphy.

Megan Murphy
Megan Murphy

Gifted with a spark and quick wit that endears her instantly to everyone, Megan has brought her boundless enthusiasm and energy to several projects and organizations, and also to the theatrical stage as an actress with the Peterborough Theatre Guild, St. James’ Players, New Stages and 4th Line Theatre.

A college-educated documentary filmmaker, Megan’s piece de resistance remains the multi-awarded ‘Murphy’s Law,’ a self-exploratory cycling journey across Ireland that retraced the same journey her late father had made years earlier … on the same bicycle.

And many remain grateful for her film documentation of the history of Town’s General Store in Douro which, shortly afterwards, was lost to fire.

A number of campaign and event organizers have been wise to tap into Megan’s talents and natural exuberance to energize their respective causes. In 2018-19, Megan served as Chair of the United Way of Peterborough and District campaign, and the Showplace Performance Centre recently named her an ambassador, alongside Linda Kash, of its ‘Showplace Project: Act II’ fundraising campaign. As an event host, Megan has called on her many years of radio broadcast experience to become the emcee voice of numerous events, including the Easter Seals Telethon.

When the shadow of COVID-19 darkened the landscape, Megan partnered with her good friend Kate Suhr to bring light to the life of many via The Verandah Society that saw the duo present a number of “On the Verandah” musical performances. Also during the pandemic, Megan stepped up on behalf of Kawartha Food Share, spearheading a number of campaigns that helped the agency feed countless families during an unprecedented demand.

That same compassion for strangers was clearly evident years earlier when Megan travelled to southeast Asia to help with the rebuilding effort in the wake of the tsunami in late 2004.

 

Paul Rellinger (Cultural/Community Betterment)

An inability to say no has been, and remains, a characteristic common to all Pathway of Fame inductees, past and present. Indeed, for Paul Rellinger, the word is simply not part of his vocabulary.

Paul Rellinger
Paul Rellinger

Since moving to Peterborough in 1989, Paul has jumped at the opportunity to lend his well-respected written and spoken voice, organizing skills, and near compulsive desire to simply help in any way he can. Initially, opportunities to become involved were a byproduct of his 27 years as an editor and weekly columnist with Peterborough This Week. However, upon his retirement in 2016 Paul has continued to put his hand up when the call is made.

Currently the Board Chair of Peterborough Musicfest and a member of the Campaign Cabinet for the United Way of Peterborough and District, Paul has also served as honorary chair of Peterborough Family Literary Day since 2011 — a natural fit given his time as an adult learning tutor with the Trent Valley Literacy Association.

When Paul was asked in 2012 by the United Way to camp out on the roof of The Brick for 48 hours as a campaign fundraiser, what was a one-off lark became ‘Relly On The Roof’ that raised thousands of dollars for Habitat For Humanity over the next seven years.

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A past president of the Kinsmen Club of Peterborough, Paul has served on the boards of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peterborough, the John Howard Society, and Showplace Performance Centre as well as time sitting on a number of committees. For nine years, he helped plan the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade — telling anyone who questioned his non-Irish roots that his real name is Fitzrelly.

Now a freelance writer, Paul’s self-admitted biggest joy lies in stepping up to help those in need. He has emceed numerous benefits for needful members of the local music community that he loves and, just last year in tandem with fellow inductee David Goyette, organized and produced Peterborough Performs: Musicians Against Homelessness, a live music showcase that raised more than $30,000 for the city’s most vulnerable.

 

David Sutherland (Community Builder)

In a city where post-secondary education is an exemplary pillar of the community both past and present, David Sutherland stands out as a true architect of that legacy.

David Sutherland
David Sutherland

Arriving in Peterborough in 1967 to assume the founding president role of what was then known as Sir Sandford Fleming College, David ensured the community college was exactly that with its offering of daytime and evening courses, the establishment of campuses in Lindsay, Haliburton and Cobourg, and the fostering of relationships with local employers via college advisory committees.

More uniquely, David’s relationship with Trent University founding president Tom Symons laid the groundwork for what was a mutually beneficial education-based partnership that remains intact to this day in a number of ways, including the joint nursing program. To show their commitment to that relationship, both David and Tom served on each other’s board of governors.

Retirement in 1981 did little if anything to slow David down. With local lawyer and parole board member Alex Edmison, he helped establish Edmison House, a halfway house for parolees, many of whom were given work at the city’s recycling plant. It didn’t hurt matters that David’s wife Sylvia was mayor at the time and had some influence on that decision.

Other volunteer pursuits saw David serve on the boards of Junior Achievement, the Greater Peterborough Area Economic Development Council and Trent Valley Literacy. Also benefitting from David’s clear commitment to community, was Meals On Wheels.

David Sutherland passed in 1991, robbing Peterborough of what was sure to be years of more meaningful contributions. As Sylvia notes, David’s initial plan was to stay at Fleming five years. That became 10 years and then almost 15, leading to the relatively easy decision that Peterborough, thankfully, would remain their home after his retirement.

Three new winning original songs revealed by Peterborough’s Don Skuce Memorial Music Collective

By Paul Rellinger -
Peterborough musician Dylan Ireland performing his tune "Piece of Mind", one of three winning original songs in the second round of the Don Skuce Memorial Music Collective songwriting contest. The other two winners are Jean Claude Pigeon with "The Tundra Wind" and Mothboy with "Phantom". (Photo: Melissa Payne / YouTube)

As first envisioned, the opportunity afforded by the Don Skuce Memorial Music Collective in Peterborough would see one winning original song submission recorded locally by James McKenty before being mixed and mastered by Grammy award-winning producer and musician Greg Wells.

But something wonderful, albeit predictable, happened on the way to Wells’ Rocket Carousel Studio in Los Angeles — the Peterborough native got wholly caught up in the spirit of the collective’s mission and now, for a second time, not one but three submissions will receive his full attention.

“That’s an extension of Don’s own generosity,” says longtime Peterborough musician John Crown of Wells’ desire to work his recording studio magic to the benefit of three local songwriters. “The song that the judges picked, that’s the winner, but Greg decided to add to that. He’s busier now than he’s ever been but he’s really into it. His position is ‘These are all great songs, so why not just do them?'”

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As adjudicated by the collective’s five-member board, Crown among them, the winning entries from the second round of the contest are as follows:

  • ‘Piece Of Mind’ by Dylan Ireland
  • ‘The Tundra Wind’ by Jean Claude Pigeon
  • ‘Phantom’ by Mothboy

Once mixed and mastered by Wells, all three songs will remain the property of the artists.

It was last summer that Wells began his search for a meaningful way to honour Skuce, the longtime owner of Ed’s Music Workshop in Peterborough and highly reputed guitar luthier who died in June 2018 at age 66 after a long battle with cancer.

The Don Skuce Memorial Music Collective was created in 2020 to honour Don Skuce, the longtime owner of Ed's Music Workshop in Peterborough and highly reputed guitar luthier who died in June 2018 at age 66 after a long battle with cancer. (Photo: John Gearin)
The Don Skuce Memorial Music Collective was created in 2020 to honour Don Skuce, the longtime owner of Ed’s Music Workshop in Peterborough and highly reputed guitar luthier who died in June 2018 at age 66 after a long battle with cancer. (Photo: John Gearin)

With help from Crown, the collective was born, offering Peterborough-area musicians the free-of-charge chance to have their original song recorded locally by McKenty with the track then sent to Wells, who has produced music by Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, and Elton John, to name but a few.

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Don Skuce Memorial Music Collective reveals three winning original songs by Peterborough musicians

Earlier this year, the first round saw some 50 songs submitted by 24 entrants, with entrants allowed to submit more than one song.

Ultimately, three songs were chosen: ‘I Didn’t Mean It’ by Emily Burgess, ‘Make It’ by The Colton Sisters, and ‘Eye of the Storm’ by The Marshas.

For this round, a change saw each entrant allowed to submit one song only. According to Crown, there were 53 entries — an impressive response although he admits to “a very real fear” that the number of entries would drop off from round one as a result of any initial momentum being lost.

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“When we entered the second round, over the first two-and-a-half months, we had a total of eight entries,” says Crown. “I thought ‘OK, this has run its course already.’ But then, in the final four weeks, a flood of submissions came in.”

Crown speculates that the delay was because the songwriters were taking their time to hone their submissions.

“I think what happened is when you have an opportunity once every four months and you only get to put one thing in, you want to be sure you’re submitting your strongest entry. That takes time.”

Judging the entries this time around “was more difficult”, Crown says.

“The first time the judges reached a consensus. Those (winning) songs, for whatever reason, stood out from the pack. This time, when judges were submitting their choices, nobody’s list was the same.”

Music genre-wise, Crown says “there was more territory covered” in round two.

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“Jazz was represented in this round. We also had some instrumentals. The listening was more diverse this time.”

The collective’s website at donskuce.com, designed by Rob Wilkes of Big Sky Design, allows entrants to submit MP3 recorded songs directly through the site. That’s a huge improvement from round one, when Wells’ email account was used to receive submissions.

“That gives us (the judges) the advantage of having access to the songs as soon as they arrive,” says Crown. “I like to start my listening as the process goes, making notes so I’m not swamped at the end. With 53 songs, and each song three to four minutes long, you’re talking about setting aside three hours of listening time. If I can carve it up into sections, it’s easier.”

AUDIO: “The Tundra Wind” by Jean Claude Pigeon

Speaking to this round’s winning submissions, Crown says each stood out for different reasons.

‘Piece Of Mind’ by Dylan Ireland “is a very stripped down acoustic performance. You can’t hide behind a bunch of production when you’re presenting a song that way. He has a presence. You know when he’s in the room and that came through on his demo.”

As for Jean Claude Pigeon’s entry ‘The Tundra Wind’, which Wells calls “special”, Crown describes it as “very Canadiana in the storytelling style of Gordon Lightfoot. Sometimes you have a song that sounds great, but then you dive into it and the lyrics don’t hold up with what the music is trying to do. That’s not the case here.”

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And Mothboy’s modern rock song ‘Phantom’ features production that Crown describes as “super tight. In fact, when Greg heard it, he was very impressed with the level of production quality. It will go directly to him for a remix.”

Looking ahead to round three that starts today (June 1), with submissions accepted until Wednesday, September 15th, Crown says one winning entry will be announced October 1st. At least that’s the plan — barring Wells’ desire to once again gift his talent to more than one submitted song.

“There were songs in this round that were very, very strong,” assesses Crown, adding “If they were to show up in the next round again, they would have a great opportunity to win. The submissions were so good.”

VIDEO: “Phantom” by Mothboy

Two rounds in, what’s most important to Crown, Wells, and all those associated with the collective is that Skuce’s memory is being kept alive in a meaningful way that gives back to the music community that he so dearly nurtured and loved.

“Every time I visit the website, seeing the pictures there, it’s all fond memories for sure,” says Crown, who worked at Ed’s Music Workshop as a teen and learned how to repair guitars there.

“I don’t know how many Ed’s Music Workshop t-shirts you’ve seen around town but, back in the day, every musician had one. One of the things that Don was proudest of was with all of those t-shirts out there in circulation — no one paid a dime for any of them.”

For more information on the Don Skuce Memorial Music Collective, song submission rules, and bios of past winners, visit donskuce.com.

Ontario reports 916 new COVID-19 cases, including 25 in greater Kawarthas region

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Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.

Ontario is reporting 916 new cases today, the lowest daily increase since February 15 when 904 cases were reported. For the third day in a row, only Toronto and Peel are reporting triple-digit increases, and half of Ontario’s 34 health units are reporting 5 or fewer cases. The seven-day average of daily cases has fallen to 1,078 and the proportion of active cases has decreased for the 42nd straight day.

Hospitalizations have decreased, but more than 10% of hospitals did not submit data for today’s report so the actual number may be higher. There has been a slight increase in ICU admissions and a much larger decrease in patients on ventilators. Ontario is reporting 13 new deaths, with no new deaths in long-term care homes.

Ontario has now administered more than 9 million vaccine doses and almost 62% of the entire population having received at least one dose, with over 700,000 people (4.8% of the entire population) fully vaccinated.

In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 25 new cases to report (including 16 in Kawartha Lakes, 5 in Northumberland, 3 in Hastings Prince Edward, and 1 in Peterborough) and an additional 85 cases resolved, with the number of active cases across the region falling by 58 to 190. Active cases have fallen in every health unit, with the largest decrease in Kawartha Lakes. See below for details from each individual health unit in the region.

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Most of the new cases reported today are in Toronto (226) and Peel (165).

There are double-digit increases reported today in York (85), Durham (67), Hamilton (52), Ottawa (50), Waterloo (49), Niagara (43), Porcupine (30), Halton (26), Windsor-Essex (23), Simcoe Muskoka (20), Middlesex-London (20), and Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (11), with smaller increases in Thunder Bay (9), Brant (9), and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (8).

The remaining 17 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with 6 health units reporting no new cases at all.

Of today’s new cases, 66% are among people 39 and younger, with the highest number of cases (359) among people ages 20-39 followed by 242 cases among people 19 and under and 210 cases among people ages 40-59. This is the first time the number of cases among those 19 and under has exceeded the number of cases of those 40-59.

With 1,707 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.2% to at 96.0% — the 42nd straight day the percentage of resolved cases has increased. The average positivity rate across Ontario has increased by 0.1% to 4.3%, meaning that 43 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on May 30.

Ontario is reporting 13 new COVID-19 deaths today, with no new deaths in long-term care homes. The seven-day average of daily deaths remains unchanged at 19.

Hospitalizations have decreased by 18 from yesterday to 731, but more than 10% of hospitals did not submit data for today’s report so the actual number may be higher. The number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs has increased by 3 to 617 and the number of patients with COVID-19 on ventilators has decreased by 35 to 382.

A total of 18,226 tests were completed yesterday, with the backlog of tests under investigation decreasing by 1,648 to 7,087.

A total of 9,082,025 doses of vaccine have now been administered, an increase of 97,747 from yesterday, and 706,832 people have been fully vaccinated with both doses of vaccine, an increase of 18,938 from yesterday.

The number of fully vaccinated people represents 4.80% of Ontario’s population, an increase of 0.13% from yesterday, with fully and partially vaccinated people representing 61.64% of the total population, an increase of .066% from yesterday. An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.

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In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 25 new cases to report, including 16 in Kawartha Lakes, 5 in Northumberland, 3 in Hastings Prince Edward, and 1 in Peterborough. There are no new cases in Haliburton.

There are 20 new regional cases of variants of concern, including 14 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Northumberland, 2 in Peterborough, and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward.

An additional 85 cases have been resolved, including 60 in Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Peterborough, 11 in Northumberland, and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward.

There are currently 190 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, a decrease of 58 since yesterday, including 97 in Kawartha Lakes, 47 in Peterborough, 27 in Hastings Prince Edward (5 in Quinte West, 6 in Belleville, 4 in Tyendinaga & Deseronto, 5 in Prince Edward County, 3 in Central Hastings, and 4 in North Hastings), and 19 in Northumberland. There are no active cases in Haliburton.

Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,499 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,431 resolved with 21 deaths), 1,012 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (872 resolved with 56 deaths), 922 in Northumberland County (886 resolved with 17 deaths), 118 in Haliburton County (117 resolved with 1 death), and 1,123 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (1,085 resolved with 11 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Peterborough on May 30.

The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 4 p.m. the previous day, as well as from systems in Toronto, Ottawa, and Middlesex-London at 2 p.m. the previous day. Data from local health units is more current and is usually reflected in the provincial data the following day. There may be discrepancies between the Ontario data reported today (which is from yesterday) and the local health unit data reported today (which is from today).

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Peterborough Public Health

Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.

The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 1,499 (increase of 1)
Total variants of concern cases: 683 (increase of 2)
Active cases: 47 (decrease of 12)
Close contacts: 149 (decrease of 12)
Deaths: 21 (no change)
Resolved: 1,431 (increase of 13)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 68 (no change)*
ICU admissions (total to date): 15 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 52,500 (increase of 50)
Total vaccine doses administered (residents and non-residents): 79,150 (increase of 9,161 as of May 27)
Number of residents who have received first dose: 72,120 (increase of 7,921 as of May 27)
Number of residents fully vaccinated: 6,659 (increase of 1,807 as of May 20)
Outbreaks: Unidentified workplace #10 in Peterborough County, Fairhaven long-term care home in Peterborough, Unidentified workplace #11 in Peterborough, Riverview Manor long-term care home in Peterborough (no change)

*As of May 31, Peterborough Regional Health Centre is reporting 5 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 (decrease of 4) and a total of 76 patients transferred from other areas as a result of a provincial directive (no change).

 

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s service area is the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County.

The health unit provides reports from Monday to Saturday, excluding Sundays and statutory holidays. These numbers are for May 30 and May 31.

Confirmed positive: 2,052, including 1,012 in Kawartha Lakes, 922 in Northumberland, and 118 in Haliburton (increase of 21, including 16 in Kawartha Lakes and 5 in Northumberland)*
Total variants of concern cases: 723, including 368 in Kawartha Lakes, 322 in Northumberland, and 33 in Haliburton (increase of 17, including 14 in Kawartha Lakes and 3 in Northumberland)
Active cases: 116, including 97 in Kawartha Lakes, 19 in Northumberland, and 0 in Haliburton (decrease of 48, including 43 in Kawartha Lakes and 5 in Northumberland)
Probable cases: 1 in Kawartha Lakes (no change)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 74, including 40 in Kawartha Lakes, 31 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton (no change)**
Deaths (including among probable cases): 74, including 56 in Kawartha Lakes, 17 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Resolved: 1,875, including 872 in Kawartha Lakes, 886 in Northumberland, and 117 in Haliburton (increase of 71, including 60 in Kawartha Lakes and 11 in Northumberland)
Tests completed: 193,796 (no change)
Vaccine doses administered to residents: 104,784 (increase of 8,863 as of May 31)
Number of residents fully vaccinated: 11,108 (increase of 3,773 as of May 31)
Outbreaks: Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Campbellford Farm Supply LTD, Medi-Share Inc. in Lindsay (no change)

*The health unit states that total counts and counts for individual counties may fluctuate from previously reported counts as cases are transferred to or from the health unit based on case investigation details and routine data cleaning.

**As of May 31, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay reports 1 patient hospitalized with COVID-19 (decrease of 2).

 

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.

The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 1,123 (increase of 3)
Confirmed variants of concern cases: 490 (increase of 1)
Active cases: 27 (increase of 2)
Deaths: 11 (no change)
Currently hospitalized: 6 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU: 3 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 1 (no change)
Resolved: 1,085 (increase of 1)
Tests completed: 145,460 (increase of 196)
Vaccine doses administered: 95,027 (increase of 712)
Number of people fully vaccinated: 7,750 (increase of 92)
Outbreaks: None (no change)

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Province of Ontario

Confirmed positive: 531,459 (increase of 916)
COVID-19 variants of concern (VOC) cases: 125,945 of B.1.1.7 UK variant (increase of 910); 948 of B.1.351 South Africa variant (increase of 1); 2,822 of P.1 Brazilian variant (increase of 8)
VOC R(t): 0.72 (decrease of 0.02 as of May 24)*
7-day average of daily new cases: 1,078 (decrease of 76)
Positivity rate: 4.3% (increase of 0.1%)
Resolved: 510,135 (increase of 1,707), 96.0% of all cases (increase of 0.2%)
Hospitalizations: 731 (decrease of 18)**
Hospitalizations in ICU: 617 (increase of 3)
Hospitalizations in ICU on ventilator: 382 (decrease of 35)
Deaths: 8,757 (increase of 13)
7-day average of daily new deaths: 19 (no change)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 3,950 (no change)
Total tests completed: 15,222,653 (increase of 18,226)
Tests under investigation: 7,087 (decrease of 1,648)
Vaccination doses administered: 9,082,025 (increase of 97,747), 61.64% of Ontario’s total population (increase of 0.66%)***
People fully vaccinated (two doses): 706,832 (increase of 18,938), 4.80% of Ontario’s total population (increase of 0.13%)***

*R(t) is a virus’s effective reproduction number, which is the average number of new infections caused by a single infected individual at a specific time (t) in a partially immunized population. To successfully eliminate a disease from a population, R(t) needs to be less than 1.

**More than 10% of hospitals did not submit data for this report, so the actual number of hospitalizations may be higher.

***An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.

COVID-19 cases in Ontario from April 30 - May 30, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 cases in Ontario from April 30 – May 30, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from April 30 - May 30, 2021. The red line is the daily number of tests completed, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from April 30 – May 30, 2021. The red line is the daily number of tests completed, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from April 30 - May 30, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of hospitalizations, the purple line is the daily number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs, and the dotted orange line is a five-day rolling average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from April 30 – May 30, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of hospitalizations, the purple line is the daily number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs, and the dotted orange line is a five-day rolling average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from April 30 - May 30, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from April 30 – May 30, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 vaccinations in Ontario from April 30 - May 30, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily doses administered, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily doses, and the blue line is the cumulative number of people fully vaccinated with two doses of vaccine. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 vaccinations in Ontario from April 30 – May 30, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily doses administered, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily doses, and the blue line is the cumulative number of people fully vaccinated with two doses of vaccine. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)

 

For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.

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