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

Today, Ontario is reporting 1,242 new cases, a small decrease of 87 from yesterday’s record increase of 1,329 new COVID-19 cases. It’s the fourth straight day of more than 1,000 new daily cases.

There’s been a record increase of new cases in Toronto (483) which, along with Peel (279) and York (107), make up the majority of the new cases. There are significant increases in Ottawa (74) and Hamilton (57) with smaller increases in Halton (37), Middlesex-London (37), Waterloo (32), Windsor-Essex (20), Niagara (18), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (16), Durham (14), Simcoe Muskoka (10), and Eastern Ontario Health Unit (9).

Cases are also increasing in northern Ontario, in Sudbury (8), Thunder Bay (7), and Algoma Public Health (6), which have normally seen either no cases or single cases since the beginning of the pandemic. The remaining 17 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with only 5 health units reporting no new cases at all.

On Saturday (November 7), Peel’s medical officer of health issued directives that are stricter than those required for Ontario’s ‘Red–Control’ level — Peel is currently the only health unit in that level — including no wedding receptions, the closure of meeting and event spaces, no celebratory social gatherings in business establishments, and only seating of people from the same household in bars, restaurants, and food establishments.

In response to the record increase in cases in Peel yesterday (385), the Ontario government announced on Monday (November 9) it is establishing three new community-based testing centres in Brampton, implementing mobile testing sites including one in Brampton, opening limited walk-in availability at assessment centres for those who can’t book an appointment online or by phone, implementing up to 7 pharmacies or specimen collection centres, allocating additional case and contact management support to Peel Regional Health Unit, and investing $42 million for up to 234 new beds at three hospitals and their alternate health facilities in Peel Region.

Of today’s cases, 53% are among people under 40 years of age. With 821 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has decreased by 0.2% to 85.1%. The positivity rate has jumped to 5.0% from the 3.7% rate reported on November 6, meaning that 50 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on November 8.

For the seventh day in a row, there has been a double-digit increase in the number of deaths, with 12 new deaths today, 6 of which were in long-term care facilities. Hospitalizations have decreased by 7 to 367, but 42 hospitals did not submit data for today’s report so this number may increase when reporting compliance increases. There are 4 fewer patients with COVID-19 in ICUs, and 2 additional patients on ventilators.

A total of 26,646 tests were completed yesterday, and the backlog of tests under investigation has decreased by 9,130 to 26,646.

There are 79 new cases in Ontario schools, a decrease of 6 from November 6, with 39 student cases, 13 staff cases, and 27 cases among unidentified individuals. There are 10 cases in licensed child care settings, an increase of 2 from November 6, with 10 cases among children and no cases among staff.

In the greater Kawarthas region, there is 1 new case to report in Peterborough, 1 new case in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 new case in Northumberland. Three additional cases have been resolved in Peterborough, an additional case has been resolved in Kawartha Lakes, an existing case in Northumberland has been transferred to another health unit, and an additional case in Northumberland has been resolved.

There are no new cases to report in Haliburton or Hastings and Prince Edward counties. An additional 2 cases in Haliburton have been resolved, and an additional 2 cases in Hastings and Prince Edward counties have been resolved.

None of the new cases in Ontario schools and child care settings are in the greater Kawarthas region.

There are currently 12 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 6 in Peterborough, 3 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton.

Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 158 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (150 resolved with 2 deaths), 188 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (168 resolved with 32 deaths), 51 in Northumberland County (49 resolved with 1 death), 22 in Haliburton County (21 resolved with no deaths), and 82 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (74 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Northumberland on September 8.

Province-wide, there have been 85,395 confirmed cases, an increase of 1,242 from yesterday, with 72,636 cases resolved (85.1% of all cases), an increase of 821. There have been 3,245 deaths, an increase of 12 from yesterday, with 2,069 deaths in long-term care homes, an increase of 6 from yesterday. The number of hospitalizations has decreased by 7 to 367, but 42 hospitals did not submit data for today’s report so this number may increase when reporting compliance increases. The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in ICUs has decreased by 4 to 84, and the number of patients on ventilators has increased by 2 to 54. A total of 5,410,979 tests have been completed, an increase of 28,401 from yesterday, with 26,646 tests under investigation, a decrease of 9,130 from yesterday.

The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 4 p.m. the previous day. Health unit data is more current, and is usually reflected in the provincial data the following day.

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.

Confirmed positive: 158 (increase of 1)
Active cases: 6 (decrease of 2)
Close contacts: 13 (decreasse of 2)
Deaths: 2 (no change)
Resolved: 150 (increase of 3)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 9 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 35,100 (increase of 11)
Institutional outbreaks: Fairhaven (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 Friday, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 261, including 188 in Kawartha Lakes, 51 in Northumberland, 22 in Haliburton (increase of 2, 1 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in Northumberland)*
Active cases: 3, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland and 1 in Haliburton (decrease of 3, including 1 in Northumberland and 2 in Haliburton)*
Probable cases: 0 (no change)
High-risk contacts: 23, including 8 in Kawartha Lakes, 12 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton (net increase of 4)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 15, including 11 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Deaths: 33 (no change)
Resolved: 238, including 168 in Kawartha Lakes, 49 in Northumberland, 21 in Haliburton (increase of 4, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland, and 2 in Haliburton)
Institutional outbreaks: Warkworth Long Term Care (no change)

*One previously reported case in Northumberland has been transferred to another health unit, leaving 51 cases in Northumberland.

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 reports from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 82 (no change)
Active cases: 3 (decrease of 2)
Deaths: 5 (no change)
Hospitalized (total to date): 7 (no change)
Hospitalized and in ICU (total to date): 2 (no change)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator (total to date): 2 (no change)
Resolved: 74 (increase of 2)
Total tests completed: 48,710 (increase of 411)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)

Province of Ontario

Confirmed positive: 85,395 (increase of 1,242)
Resolved: 72,636 (increase of 821, 85.1% of all cases)
Hospitalized: 367 (decrease of 7)*
Hospitalized and in ICU: 84 (decrease of 4)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 54 (increase of 2)
Deaths: 3,245 (increase of 12)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 2,069 (increase of 6)
Total tests completed: 5,410,979 (increase of 28,401)
Tests under investigation: 26,646 (decrease of 9,130)

*Around 42 hospitals did not submit data to the Daily Bed Census for November 7. The number of hospitalized patients may increase when reporting compliance increases.

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

If the name of the game is to help leave this world in better shape than it was in when you arrived, Camp Kawartha crossed the finish line long ago.

That said, the outdoor education centre on the shores of Clear Lake off Birchview Road in Douro-Dummer isn’t close to being content resting on its many laurels, its new health centre now under construction a shining example of there being much work to be done and Camp Kawartha’s desire to do it.

Gone is the decades-old health centre. In its place is rising a 1,200-square-foot structure that, when completed in June 2021, will boast net-zero energy costs, zero toxins, zero fossil fuel use and zero waste output — all adding up to a zero-carbon footprint. The $375,000 cost is being raised via a fundraising campaign that has already seen $250,000 secured or pledged.

On Sunday (November 8), Deirdre McGahern, founder and president of Peterborough-based straw bale building company Straworks (the project’s builder), took a group on a tour of the site, providing kawarthaNOW with an exclusive sneak peek.

“It’s not just about straw bale walls, we’re thinking about carbon emissions and super insulation every step of the way,” says McGahern, adding, “The whole building is an alternative building and is an example of a state-of-the-art, high-performance, natural building.”

Besides catering to the health care needs of campers and day visitors — ranging from poison ivy rashes to sunburn to sprains — the new health centre will be a “teaching building,” enhancing the environmental education programming offered annually to some 16,000 campers, students, and adults.

According to Camp Kawartha executive director Jacob Rodenburg, it will help campers and visitors better understand carbon-neutral design, carbon sequestration, alternative energy generation, the use of natural building materials, product lifecycle, and green waste management systems.

“We feel people need to bear witness to sustainability in action,” says Rodenburg. “The word I find powerful and needed today is regenerative. Can we improve and make things more nature rich? Can we show people that we can have a place where people and nature thrive?”

Among the design and construction features of the building: the use of 300 bales of wheat straw from a Port Hope area farm for exterior wall insulation; a natural plaster comprised of clay, lime, sand, and chopped straw; the absence of any rigid or spray foam; the use of non-toxic paints and finishes; marmoleum flooring made of 97 per cent natural ingredients such as linseed oil, wood flour and jute; and triple-pane glass for all window and doors that is 50 per cent more efficient, reducing condensation.

According to McGahern, the Builders for Climate Action carbon calculator shows the finished building’s material carbon emissions will be 6.9 tonnes but the wood, straw, and cellulose insulation will store 12.5 tonnes (absorbed during photosynthesis when they were in plant form), resulting in net reduction of 5.6 tonnes.

Compare that with a building built conventionally — with a concrete foundation, spray foam insulation, and brick on the exterior — whose material emissions would be about 39 tonnes.

“It’s time for building codes to limit carbon emissions for every build — saying ‘Your (carbon) budget is 10 tonnes, so figure it out’,” says McGahern, whose company has constructed a number of energy-efficient and low-carbon-emitting residential and commercial structures since 2004.

“If that’s what the building code stipulated, builders would have to make careful material selections and do the math, saying ‘Instead of using foam or fiberglass insulation, we’re going to use straw or we’re going to use dense pack cellulose so we can come in on our carbon budget’,” McGahern adds.

“People don’t necessarily make changes until they’re forced to. But there are off-the-shelf ways of making significant carbon reductions in our current building practices.”

Still, McGahern says Ontario is “a leader in sustainable building” in the world, noting she’s attended conventions where “builders from Ontario stand out” for their practices.

As for the fundraising drive, Camp Kawartha has pegged David Goyette — fresh off a stint chairing the 2019-20 United Way of Peterborough and District campaign — to lead the charge.

“The thing that sold me was the idea of being involved in creating what has to be one of the most environmentally responsible buildings in the world,” says Goyette. “We had $125,000 to go but we’ve moved that up to $150,000 (for a total of $400,000) because we need to outfit the building — beds and medical machinery, sinks and furniture.”

Goyette says he is passionate about the cause, motivated by “a number of factors” coming together.

“These are lovely people and the idea of a kids’ camp is just spectacular to me. This (Clear Lake) is the same body of water that I live on, so I feel connected in that regard. And the fact that this is an organization that promotes environmental sustainability and leadership — I love it.”

The fundraising campaign will include a live by-invitation-only performance by Peterborough singer Danny Bronson at Camp Kawartha in the new year.

VIDEO: Camp Kawartha Health Centre Centennial Fundraising Project

“Raising money during a pandemic is difficult,” Goyette admits. “I can’t have group events and we’re a little distant from people we’d normally meet with face to face. We’ll do our best. The building will be built regardless.”

While potential donors are being approached, anyone can make a donation by visiting www.campkawartha.ca/health-centre or making an e-transfer to accounting@campkawartha.ca. There are six donation levels, ranging from Polar ($25 to $249) to Butternut ($25,000 and up), with increasing recognition for each level upwards.

Among those who doesn’t have to be sold on the value of the health centre project is Douro-Dummer councillor Heather Watson.

“More of the community needs to have the opportunity to come and see what they do here,” Watson says. “It’s no longer just a place that kids go to spend their summer. It’s really shaping kids’ and educators’ beliefs around environmental stewardship.”

While Rodenburg is looking forward to the new health centre’s completion and opening, he’s also excited over a major milestone that will be marked in 2021: the 100th anniversary of Camp Kawartha, home to more than 180 acres of trails, forests, fields, wetland and meadows that have served as a classroom for thousands of students year after year.

“What we’re hoping for is to become a nationally relevant environmental education leadership centre,” Rodenburg says. “So we’re not just teaching kids about nature and sustainability, but we’re also training educators, showcasing architects, teaching parents, and seeding awareness and making a difference.”

For more information on Camp Kawartha, its programming and facilities, and the new health centre build, visit www.campkawartha.ca.

A 23-year-old Mississauga man is dead after he went swimming in Kashagawigamog Lake in Haliburton County on Saturday afternoon (November 7).

At around 4:55 p.m. on Saturday, Haliburton County OPP, Minden Hills Fire Department, and Haliburton County Paramedic Services responded to reports of a drowning on Kashagawigamog Lake in Minden Hills Township.

Police say Mohamed Amar Muktar failed to resurface from the water while swimming in the lake.

His body was found by the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit. A post-mortem examination is scheduled to take place at the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto.

This is the second drowning in the Kawarthas in the last few days.

On Friday (November 6), one man died and other was seriously injured when their canoe capsized on White Lake northeast of Peterborough.

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

The second wave of the pandemic is heating up, with Ontario reporting another record increase of 1,329 new COVID-19 cases, surpassing yesterday’s record increase of 1,132 by almost 200 cases. It’s the third straight day of more than 1,000 new daily cases.

There’s been a record increase of new cases in both Toronto (434) and Peel (385), making up 62% of the new cases. There have also been large increases in Ottawa (71), Hamilton (68), Durham (56), and Halton (43), with smaller increases in Waterloo (23), Windsor-Essex (22), Niagara (21), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (18), Sudbury (12), Simcoe Muskoka (10), Eastern Ontario Health Unit (10), Huron Perth (7), and Brant County (7).

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 cases, a little more than 50% are among people 40 years and older. With 877 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has decreased by 0.3% to 85.3%. The positivity rate is unavailable on weekends.

For the sixth day in a row, there has been a double-digit increase in the number of deaths, with 13 new deaths today, 6 of which were in long-term care facilities. Hospitalizations have decreased by 10 to 374, but 40 hospitals did not submit data for today’s report so this number will increase when reporting compliance increases.

For the first time, provincial data on the number of hospitalized patients admitted to ICUs and the number of patients on ventilators is not available. No explanation is provided for why the data is unavailable.

A total of 37,577 tests were completed yesterday, and the backlog of tests under investigation has decreased by 8,796 to 35,776.

In the greater Kawarthas region, there are no new cases to report in Peterborough and an additional case has been resolved, leaving 8 active cases. Reports are unavailable on weekends for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, or Hastings and Prince Edward counties.

There are currently 19 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 8 in Peterborough, 5 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton.

Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 157 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (147 resolved with 2 deaths), 187 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (167 resolved with 32 deaths), 51 in Northumberland County (48 resolved with 1 death), 22 in Haliburton County (19 resolved with no deaths), and 82 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (72 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Northumberland on September 8.

Province-wide, there have been 84,153 confirmed cases, an increase of 1,328 from yesterday, with 71,815 cases resolved (85.3% of all cases), an increase of 877. There have been 3,233 deaths, an increase of 13 from yesterday, with 2,063 deaths in long-term care homes, an increase of 6 from yesterday. The number of hospitalizations has decreased by 10 to 374, but 40 hospitals did not submit data for today’s report so this number will increase when reporting compliance increases. The number of hospitalized patients admitted to ICUs and the number of patients on ventilators is not available today. A total of 5,382,578 tests have been completed, an increase of 37,577 from yesterday, with 35,776 tests under investigation, a decrease of 8,796 from yesterday.

The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 4 p.m. the previous day. Health unit data is more current, and is usually reflected in the provincial data the following day.

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.

Confirmed positive: 157 (no change)
Active cases: 8 (decrease of 1)
Close contacts: 15 (increase of 1)
Deaths: 2 (no change)
Resolved: 147 (increase of 1)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 9 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 35,000 (no change)
Institutional outbreaks: Fairhaven (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 Friday, excluding statutory holidays. These numbers are from November 6.

Confirmed positive: 260, including 187 in Kawartha Lakes, 51 in Northumberland, 22 in Haliburton (increase of 3, 2 in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland)
Active cases: 6, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Northumberland and 3 in Haliburton (net increase of 1)
Probable cases: 0 (no change)
High-risk contacts: 19, including 10 in Kawartha Lakes, 5 in Northumberland, and 4 in Haliburton (net increase of 5)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 15, including 11 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Deaths: 33 (no change)
Resolved: 234, including 167 in Kawartha Lakes, 48 in Northumberland, 19 in Haliburton (increase of 2, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in Northumberland)
Institutional outbreaks: Warkworth Long Term Care (no change)

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 reports from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. These numbers are from November 6.

Confirmed positive: 82 (no change)
Active cases: 5 (no change)
Deaths: 5 (no change)
Hospitalized (total to date): 7 (no change)
Hospitalized and in ICU (total to date): 2 (no change)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator (total to date): 2 (no change)
Resolved: 72 (no change)
Total tests completed: 48,299 (increase of 684)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)

Province of Ontario

Confirmed positive: 84,153 (increase of 1,328)
Resolved: 71,815 (increase of 877, 85.3% of all cases)
Hospitalized: 374 (decrease of 10)*
Hospitalized and in ICU: Not available (yesterday’s number was 88)**
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: Not available (yesterday’s number was 52)**
Deaths: 3,233 (increase of 13)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 2,063 (increase of 7)
Total tests completed: 5,382,578 (increase of 37,577)
Tests under investigation: 35,776 (decrease of 8,796)

*As is always the case on weekends, around 40 hospitals did not submit data to the Daily Bed Census for November 6. The number of hospitalized patients may increase when reporting compliance increases.

**For the first time, these numbers are not available. No explanation is provided.

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

This story has been updated with today’s report from Peterborough Public Health.

A 73-year-old Peterborough man is dead and another man is seriously injured after their canoe capsized while fishing on White Lake in Douro-Dummer Township, about 34 kilometres northeast of Peterborough on Friday (November 6).

A member of the public contacted police around 12 p.m. on Friday after finding the two men in the water near Patterson Road. The men had been in the water for an unknown period of time before being discovered.

Peterborough County OPP and emergency crews responded to the call. Both men were transported to shore by members of the Douro-Dummer Fire Department and were taken to an area hospital by Peterborough County Paramedics.

One man was pronounced dead at hospital and the other is being treated for life-threatening injuries.

On Monday (November 9), police released the identity of the deceased man as 73-year-old Marian Wejman of Peterborough.

Peterborough County OPP is also reminding area boaters to use proper safety equipment and to wear approved lifejackets.

The cause of this accident remains under investigation.

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

With Ontario reporting 1,003 new cases of COVID-19, the provincial government has announced that Peel Region will be moved into the Red-Control level in Ontario’s new colour-coding system, which takes effect on Saturday (November 7).

Ford made the announcement at a media conference at the Ottawa Hospital on Friday afternoon (November 6).

“We need to get this virus under control in Peel,” Ford said. “The region is averaging 103 cases per hundred thousand. The per cent positivity in daily cases is growing. Hospital capacity is under pressure.”

Most of today’s cases are in Toronto (300), Peel (280), York (125), and Ottawa (43). Toronto, which has more cases than Peel, is remaining in the previous modified Stage 2 category (which is more restrictive than Red-Control) until November 14th. York and Ottawa are in the Orange-Restrict level.

There are smaller increases in Halton (41), Waterloo (34), Hamilton (32), Niagara (26), Durham (24), Middlesex-London (16), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (13), Simcoe Muskoka (14), Windsor-Essex (11), Brant County (11), Eastern Ontario Health Unit (9), and Sudbury (8). Except for Windsor-Essex, Middlesex-London, and Sudbury, all these health units are in the Yellow-Protect level — along with Haldimand-Norfolk, although it reported no new cases today and only 6 yesterday.

The remaining 18 public health units are reporting 5 or fewer cases, with 6 health units reporting no new cases at all. Along with Windsor-Essex, Middlesex-London, and Sudbury, all these health units are in the least-restrictive Green-Prevent level (which includes the three health units in the greater Kawarthas region).

Of today’s cases, 52% are among people 40 or older. With 949 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.1% to 85.8%. The positivity rate has increased by 0.4% to 3.7%, meaning that 37 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on November 5.

For the fourth day in a row, there has been a double-digit increase in the number of deaths, with 14 new deaths today, 8 of which were in long-term care facilities. Hospitalizations have decreased by 1 to 380, and the number of patients in ICUs remains unchanged to 86, with 1 additional patient placed on a ventilator.

A total of 41,268 tests were completed yesterday, and the backlog of tests under investigation has increased by 5,287 to 47,074.

There are 85 new cases in Ontario schools, an increase of 19 from yesterday, with 49 student cases, 8 staff cases, and 28 cases among unidentified individuals. There are 8 cases in licensed child care settings, a decrease of 12 from yesterday, with 3 cases among children and 5 cases among staff.

In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 4 new cases to report, including 1 in Peterborough, 2 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Northumberland. There are no new cases to report in Haliburton or Hastings and Prince Edward counties.

None of the new cases in Ontario schools and child care settings are in the greater Kawarthas region.

An additional 2 cases have been resolved in Peterborough, 1 case has been resolved in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 case has been resolved in Northumberland. There are currently 18 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 7 in Peterborough, 5 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton.

Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 155 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (146 resolved with 2 deaths), 187 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (167 resolved with 32 deaths), 51 in Northumberland County (48 resolved with 1 death), 22 in Haliburton County (19 resolved with no deaths), and 82 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (72 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Northumberland on September 8.

Province-wide, there have been 81,693 confirmed cases, an increase of 1,003 from yesterday, with 70,086 cases resolved (85.8% of all cases), an increase of 949. There have been 3,209 deaths, an increase of 14 from yesterday, with 2,050 deaths in long-term care homes, an increase of 8 from yesterday. The number of hospitalizations has decreased by 1 to 380, with no change in patients in ICUs and 1 additional patient on a ventilator. A total of 5,305,836 tests have been completed, an increase of 41,268 from yesterday, with 47,074 tests under investigation, an increase of 5,287 from yesterday.

This report is based on data supplied by the province’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS), as well as any additional information supplied by health units. This information is at least 24 hours old, so it is not real-time data. Note that each health unit reports the information in a different way.

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.

Confirmed positive: 155 (increase of 1)
Active cases: 7 (decrease of 1)
Close contacts: 10 (no change)
Deaths: 2 (no change)
Resolved: 146 (increase of 2)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 9 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 34,900 (increase of 150)
Institutional outbreaks: Fairhaven (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 Friday, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 260, including 187 in Kawartha Lakes, 51 in Northumberland, 22 in Haliburton (increase of 3, 2 in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland)
Active cases: 6, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Northumberland and 3 in Haliburton (net increase of 1)
Probable cases: 0 (no change)
High-risk contacts: 19, including 10 in Kawartha Lakes, 5 in Northumberland, and 4 in Haliburton (net increase of 5)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 15, including 11 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Deaths: 33 (no change)
Resolved: 234, including 167 in Kawartha Lakes, 48 in Northumberland, 19 in Haliburton (increase of 2, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in Northumberland)
Institutional outbreaks: Warkworth Long Term Care (no change)

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 reports from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 82 (no change)
Active cases: 5 (no change)
Deaths: 5 (no change)
Hospitalized (total to date): 7 (no change)
Hospitalized and in ICU (total to date): 2 (no change)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator (total to date): 2 (no change)
Resolved: 72 (no change)
Total tests completed: 48,299 (increase of 684)
Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)

Province of Ontario

Confirmed positive: 81,693 (increase of 1,003)
Resolved: 70,086 (increase of 949, 85.8% of all cases)
Hospitalized: 380 (decrease of 1)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 86 (no change)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 49 (increase of 1)
Deaths: 3,209 (increase of 14)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 2,050 (increase of 8)
Total tests completed: 5,305,836 (increase of 41,268)
Tests under investigation: 47,074 (increase of 5,287)

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