A guided tour in 2019 at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene. The museum is now open for summer 2020 and is offering pre-booked guided tours for groups of up to nine people from the same family or social circle. This year, visitors will be required to maintain physical distancing and wear face masks when inside museum buildings. (Photo: Chance Faulkner)
You can once again experience the living history of Peterborough County at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene — and safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The museum officially opened for the 2020 season last Wednesday (July 8) and is now accepting bookings for guided tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Staggered tours will begin every 15 minutes with groups limited to no more than nine people per tour, all of whom must be from the same family unit or social circle.
The experience includes a 45-minute guided tour and an additional hour to explore the museum’s other 25 historic buildings, artifacts, and exhibits.
While the museum’ snack shop will not be open, you can purchase however, packaged snacks and drinks as well as items from the museum’s shop online at the time of booking.
Museum visitors will be required to self-screen prior to coming on site, observe physical distancing with other groups, and to wear face masks when inside museum buildings.
The Register Print Shop building at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene was built in the 1840s, originally serving as a school in South Monaghan Township. It was common for a printer to take over an existing building for his print shop. The large windows made this building a good choice as the natural light would make the printer’s precise work easier. Most of the printing equipment displayed in Lang’s print shop including over ninety job cases of wooden and metal type, a proof press, and the more efficient foot-powered Golding press was donated by a former owner of the old Norwood Register. (Text and photo courtesy of Lang Pioneer Village Museum)
The cost for a guided tour is $40. Only one ticket is required for a tour of up to nine people. For full details and safety information, visit langpioneervillage/guided-tours.
Although Lang Pioneer Village has cancelled all its events originally scheduled for this summer due to earlier provincial restrictions on social gatherings, the museum hopes to be able to host fall and winter events in some form. The County of Peterborough will be monitoring the situation and will be guided by advice from public health authorities.
For more information, photos, and videos, visit the museum’s new website at langpioneervillage.ca.
This story has been updated to remove specific fall and winter events as the events and their dates are not yet confirmed.
kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
There are no new cases to report today in the greater Kawarthas region.
In Peterborough, the last positive case was reported on June 20 and all cases are resolved. There are no new cases to report in Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, or Haliburton. One additional case has been resolved in Kawartha Lakes and one additional case has been resolved in Northumberland.
No report is available today for Hastings and Prince Edward counties (the next report will be available on July 15). However, the last positive case reported there was on May 18.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 95 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (93 resolved with 2 deaths), 171 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (151 are resolved), 24 in Northumberland County (22 resolved), 10 in Haliburton County (10 resolved), and 43 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County (37 resolved).
There has been a total of 39 deaths since the pandemic began, with 32 of these deaths in Kawartha Lakes. The most recent death was reported on May 7 by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Province-wide, there are 36,950 confirmed cases, an increase of 111 from yesterday’s report. A total of 32,785 cases (88.7% of cases) are resolved, an increase of 122 from yesterday. There have been 2,723 deaths, an increase of 1 from yesterday, with 1,729 of the deaths being residents in long-term care homes (a decrease of 1, with no explanation provided). A total of 1,729,059 tests have been completed, an increase of 16,744 from yesterday, with 13,918 tests under investigation, an increase of 6,081.
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 and hospitals. This information is at least 24 hours old, so it is not real-time data.
We publish the daily report, usually by late afternoon, with the most current information released by health units. Note that each health unit reports the information in a different way.
Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.
Confirmed positive: 95 (no change, last positive case was on June 20) Active cases: 0 (no change) Deaths: 2 (no change) Resolved: 93 (no change) Total tests completed: Over 19,300 (no change) Institutional outbreaks: None (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.
Note: effective July 30th, the health unit will only be updating its report on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 205, including 171 in Kawartha Lakes, 24 in Northumberland, 10 in Haliburton (increase of 4, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Northumberland) Probable cases: No longer reported Hospitalizations: 13 (no change) Deaths: 32 (no change) Resolved: 183, including 151 in Kawartha Lakes, 22 in Northumberland, 10 in Haliburton (increase of 2) Institutional outbreaks: None
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.
Note: The health unit is now only updating its report on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, excluding statutory holidays. These numbers are from July 13; the next report will be issued on July 15.
Confirmed positive: 43 (no change, last positive case reported on May 18) Probable cases: 181 (no change) Deaths: 5 (no change) Hospitalized: 0 (no change) Hospitalized and in ICU: 0 (no change) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change) Recovered: 37 (no change) Total tests completed: 13,331 (increase of 221) Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
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Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 36,950 (increase of 111) Resolved: 32,785 (increase of 122, 88.7% of all cases are resolved) Hospitalized: 137 (increase of 33)* Hospitalized and in ICU: 30 (increase of 2) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 21 (increase of 1) Deaths: 2,723 (increase of 1) Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,729 (decrease of 1, 63.5% of all deaths)** Total tests completed 1,729,059 (increase of 16,744) Tests under investigation: 13,918 (increase of 6,081)
*Although this is an increase of 33 admissions from the value reported yesterday (104), that value was based on a subset of hospitals who had reported over the weekend. Now that most hospitals have updated their weekend numbers there were, in fact, 130 admitted patients yesterday (not 104), so the actual increase is 7.
**No explanation is provided for the decrease in the number of deaths.
New COVID-19 cases in Ontario from June 13 – July 13, 2020. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from June 13 – July 13, 2020. The red line is the number of tests completed daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
Kawartha Lakes police are seeking this suspect in a Lindsay store robbery. (Supplied photo)
Kawartha Lakes police are seeking a male suspect in the robbery of a Lindsay business on Monday night (July 13).
At around 8:12 p.m., police responded to a report of a robbery at a Lindsay Street South business.
A male had entered the business wearing a disguise, displayed a knife, and then demanded money from the clerk. He then exited the store with a quantity of cash and went west on Durham Street.
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The suspect is described as white and slim, wearing a black hoodie, jeans, black cap, face mask, and white-rimmed glasses.
Police are looking for any witnesses who may have seen the incident or know who may have committed this crime.
If you have any information, call police at 705-324-5252. If you wish to provide your information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
The drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic at Kinsmen Civic Centre in Peterborough for residents without symptoms has been running since May 27, 2020. (Photo: Peterborough Paramedics / Twitter)
The drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic at the Kinsmen Civic Centre in Peterborough will continue to operate on weekdays until further notice.
Until Friday, July 24th, the clinic will be open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Beginning on Monday, July 27th, the clinic’s new hours will be 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Let by Peterborough Paramedics with support from Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC), the City of Peterborough, and Peterborough Public Health, the drive-through clinic at 1 Kinsmen Way is for residents without any symptoms of COVID-19 who wish to be tested.
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Testing is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Bring your Ontario health card with you. Children under one year old will not be swabbed at this clinic and should be referred to their family healthcare provider for testing.
Peterborough residents with symptoms of COVID-19 — or residents with or without symptoms who wish to be tested on the weekend — can call the COVID-19 Assessment Centre at PRHC at 705-876-5086 to book an appointment.
The PRHC Assessment Centre runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily by appointment only.
This story has been updated to correct an error in the original media release. The clinic’s new hours beginning on Monday, July 27th will be 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., not 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Ontario Provincial Police and the Canadian Armed Forces are conducting a joint training exercise in the Bancroft area in the evening of July 23, 2019. Pictured is a military training exercise held at Camp Aldershot in Nova Scotia in June 2019. (Photo: Lieutenant (Navy) Sean Costello)
If you’re in Bancroft and eastern Haliburton County this week and see police and military vehicles and personnel on local roads, don’t be alarmed — it’s just an annual training exercise.
Officers with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Tactical Rescue Unit, the OPP Canine Unit, and other services within the OPP will be joining the Canadian Armed Forces in a joint training exercise between Wednesday, July 15th and Saturday, July 18th.
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Canadian Armed Forces and OPP vehicles, along with Canadian Armed Forces and OPP members, will be out on the roads conducting the training.
The OPP requests that the public refrain from interrupting the training or contacting the police if you happen to see any Canadian Armed Forces or OPP members.
Filmmaker Jamie Oxenham (second from left) with script supervisor Michelle Foster, sound technician Jake Phair, and production assistant Kat Shaw watching actors Steve Kasan and Rick Amsbury (not pictured) during the shooting of "Abra Kadabra" in Lindsay's Victoria Park. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com)
It’s a beautiful Sunday morning at Victoria Park in downtown Lindsay, Ontario. Kids are riding bikes, two seniors chat over a cup of coffee at a picnic table, an old man sits on a bench with his very small dog, and over by the beautiful water fountain two street magicians are having a fierce standoff.
It seems like a strange sight, but the only real magic being made is movie magic.
With only a small crew of seven people and observing physical distancing procedures mandated by the Ontario government, director Jamie Oxenham and his crew are visibly making film productions once again in the Kawarthas with their latest short, Abra Kadabra.
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Currently in post-production, Abra Kadabra isn’t the first film to be made in the Kawarthas since the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is the first one that has been shot on location with a close-contact crew since Ontario has begun its reopening.
Still working in conjunction with health guidelines, Jamie and his crew — script supervisor Michelle Foster, sound technician Jake Phair, and production assistant Kat Shaw — and his actors Steve Kasan and Rick Amsbury took over a section of Victoria Park to bring this short black comedy to life.
“I think the hurdles for this project were the ones I had mentally,” Jamie says in an interview a few days after the shoot. “Was I going to encounter any problems? Well, it was actually a perfect day, and people passing by were curious and chatty.”
Filmmaker Jamie Oxenham also functioned as the film’s director and cinematographer, allowing a minimal crew to shoot “Abra Kadabra” during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com)
With gatherings of no more than 10 people still in order, the entire company of Abra Kadabra had to be limited but, with Jamie both directing and operating the camera equipment, bringing the shoot down to a minimalist team was little problem.
“I doubt I’d have had much more of a crew even if there wasn’t a pandemic,” Jamie admits. “The crew was just the right size. In this case, I’m shooting the scenes and pulling my own focus. There is no video village with clients or producers watching live video feeds.”
“Operating cameras on bigger sets you have a focus puller, which is another person you’d need. Most times now DIT (digital imaging technician) professionals are important on set, but we didn’t need them.”
In Jamie Oxenham’s latest short “Abra Kadabra”, actors Steve Kasan and Rick Amsbury portray two street magicians vying for the same spot. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com)
A dark comedy featuring Peterborough actor Rick Amsbury and Toronto-based performer Steve Kasan, Abra Kadabra is the story of two rival street magicians squaring off over a prime spot to do their brand of street magic. But a light-hearted duel quickly turns very dark, with a magical twist ending.
The script, written in 2009 by Will Ball, was discovered by Jamie on the website Simply Scripts, where filmmakers can browse material for new projects.
“If there is a script you like on Simply Scripts, you just have to contact the writer to sign off on it,” Jamie explains. “I was looking for something that would be under 10 minutes, because I didn’t want it to spill over into a two-day shoot.”
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“It’s a very funny script with a surprise ending,” Jamie says about Will Ball’s script. “Battling street magicians, what could be funnier than that? But then there is that surprising ending and it gets really dark really quickly. I right away thought about Rick and Steve for the parts, so I emailed the writer and he said it sounded great and to do it.”
Two of his favourite actors to work with, Steve and Rick have been featured multiple times in a number of Jamie’s film projects, most prominently together in Final Stand and PeaNut, which are both available on YouTube.
VIDEO: “Final Stand” by Jamie Oxenham
“Their professionalism is incredible,” Jamie says of the two actors. “They are so professional and accommodating, which is important for these small projects.”
“I tell them sort of how I want them to play it, but I can put my trust in them to read the script and then deliver the character the way they think it should be played, instead of me telling them how to play it. Nine out of 10 times they play it exactly how I’d want them to.”
“Steve is such a great comedic actor,” Jamie adds. “His comedic time is perfect — I don’t know why he isn’t on a sitcom in Hollywood. I love Rick in serious stuff, and I wouldn’t cast him as my number one comedic actor. But the two of them together at the end of the day is just so good.”
Actors Rick Amsbury and and Steve Kasan with Michelle Foster during the shooting of of “Abra Kadabra” in Lindsay’s Victoria Park. Filmmaker Jamie Oxenham his team managed to shoot the entire film in less than seven hours. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com)
Working diligently with limited breaks for lunch and to talk to curious onlookers walking by, Jamie and his team managed to shoot the entire film in less than seven hours. Although it was a hot afternoon with the sun beating down, everyone stayed focused and positive.
After months of social isolation and small personal projects, Abra Kadabra was a reunion of friends and colleagues to come and create together in a more personal way once again.
With more film shoots being scheduled through July and August, the Kawarthas film industry has now officially reopened.
“I think everyone was amazing,” Jamie says. “We all get along. We all just want to film and we want to have fun doing it.”
New COVID-19 cases in Ontario from June 12 - July 12, 2020. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
Just as the Ontario government announced the Stage 3 reopening of the province, there are 4 new cases to report today, including 3 in Northumberland and 1 in Kawarthas Lakes — the first positive cases reported in the greater Kawarthas region in over a week.
There are no new cases to report today in Peterborough, with the last positive case was reportedon June 20 and no active cases. There are no new cases to report in Haliburton. There are no new cases to report in Hastings and Prince Edwards counties; the last positive case there was May 18.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 95 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (93 resolved with 2 deaths), 171 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (150 are resolved), 24 in Northumberland County (21 resolved), 10 in Haliburton County (10 resolved), and 43 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County (37 resolved).
There has been a total of 39 deaths since the pandemic began, with 32 of these deaths in Kawartha Lakes. The most recent death was reported on May 7 by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Province-wide, there are 36,839 confirmed cases, an increase of 116 from yesterday’s report. A total of 32,663 cases (88.7% of cases) are resolved, an increase of 129 from yesterday. There have been 2,722 deaths, an increase of 3 from yesterday, with 1,730 of the deaths being residents in long-term care homes, an increase of 1. A total of 1,712,315 tests have been completed, an increase of 20,896 from yesterday, with 7,837 tests under investigation, a decrease of 8,337.
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 and hospitals. This information is at least 24 hours old, so it is not real-time data.
We publish the daily report, usually by late afternoon, with the most current information released by health units. Note that each health unit reports the information in a different way.
Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.
Confirmed positive: 95 (no change, last positive case was on June 20) Active cases: 0 (no change) Deaths: 2 (no change) Resolved: 93 (no change) Total tests completed: Over 19,300 (increase of 100) Institutional outbreaks: None (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.
Effective July 30th, the health unit will only be updating its report on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 205, including 171 in Kawartha Lakes, 24 in Northumberland, 10 in Haliburton (increase of 4, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Northumberland) Probable cases: No longer reported Hospitalizations: 13 (no change) Deaths: 32 (no change) Resolved: 181, including 150 in Kawartha Lakes, 21 in Northumberland, 10 in Haliburton (no change) Institutional outbreaks: None
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.
Note: The health unit is now only updating its report on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 43 (no change, last positive case reported on May 18) Probable cases: 181 (no change) Deaths: 5 (no change) Hospitalized: 0 (no change) Hospitalized and in ICU: 0 (no change) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change) Recovered: 37 (no change) Total tests completed: 13,331 (increase of 221) Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
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Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 36,839 (increase of 116) Resolved: 32,663 (increase of 129, 88.7% of all cases are resolved) Hospitalized: 104 (decrease of 12)* Hospitalized and in ICU: 28 (decrease of 1) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 20 (increase of 1) Deaths: 2,722 (increase of 3) Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,730 (increase of 1, 63.6% of all deaths) Total tests completed 1,712,315 (increase of 20,896) Tests under investigation: 7,837 (decrease of 8,337)
*Note: More than 35 hospitals did not submit their data, so the number of hospitalized patients is expected to increase on July 14.
New COVID-19 cases in Ontario from June 12 – July 12, 2020. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from June 12 – July 12, 2020. The red line is the number of tests completed daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
Dine-in restaurants, bars, gyms and fitness centres, most personal care services, live shows, performing arts and movie theatres, casinos, recreational facilities and activities, team sports and live sporting events, and tour and guide services will be able to open in most of Ontario effective at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 17th.
Premier Doug Ford made the announcement of the Stage 3reopening in the province on Monday afternoon (July 13) at a news conference at Queen’s Park along with health minister Christine Elliott, finance minister Rod Phillips, and education minister Stephen Lecce.
“Our success in reducing the spread of COVID-19 and getting Ontario to a place where we are ready to reopen most of the province is a testament to the hard work of business owners, individuals and families right across the province,” Premier Ford said. “So many have stepped up and played by the rules, demonstrating that we can restart our economy safely and responsibly. Small actions can make a big difference. Now more than ever, we must continue to follow the public health advice to preserve the progress we have made together.”
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Only Toronto, York Region, Peel Region, Durham Region, Niagara, Windsor-Essex, Haldimand-Norfolk, Halton, Hamilton, and Lambton will remain at Stage 2 at the current time.
In addition, the restriction on social gatherings will be increased to allow up to 100 people outdoors and 50 people indoors, as long as physical distancing is maintained. People at their place of work, including performers and crews, do not count towards gathering limits.
Public gathering limits apply to indoor and outdoor events, such as community events or gatherings, concerts, live shows, festivals, conferences, sports and recreational fitness activities, fundraisers, fairs, festivals, or open houses. A two-metre distance must still be maintained at such events.
Concerts, artistic events, theatrical productions, performances, and movie theatres may resume operations, including rehearsals, with the following restrictions:
Performers must maintain physical distancing of two metres from every other person, except from other performers where necessary for purposes of the performance.
Audiences are subject to the number of people that can maintain physical distancing of at least two metres and cannot exceed gathering limits of 50 indoors and 100 outdoors. This applies to the entire facility, regardless of the number of theatres or performance stages within the facility.
Performers and staff are not included in the gathering limits
Plexiglass or some other impermeable barrier is required between the audience and singers as well as players of brass or wind instruments.
Drive-in and drive-through venues, as permitted in Stage 2, are not subject to gathering limits.
Concessions stands at drive-through venues may be accessed in-person or bydrive-through or delivery to vehicles.
Movie theatres are among a number of businesses in most of Ontario that can reopen to the public effective July 17, 2020.
Regions remaining in Stage 2 will maintain the existing gathering limit of 10.
Social circles in all stages at this point will also be kept to a maximum of 10 people province-wide, regardless of stage. The government says it will evaluate the limitation on social circles throughout Stage 3.
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, public health experts, and other officials have advised the following high-risk places and activities are not yet safe to open, even if a region has entered Stage 3, due to the likelihood of large crowds congregating, difficulties with physical distancing, or challenges maintaining the proper cleaning and sanitation required to prevent the spread of COVID-19:
Amusement parks and water parks
Buffet-style food services
Dancing at restaurants and bars, other than by performers hired by the establishment following specific requirements
Overnight stays at camps for children
Private karaoke rooms
Prolonged or deliberate contact while playing sports
Saunas, steam rooms, bath houses and oxygen bars
Table games at casinos and gaming establishments.
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For regions that remain in Stage 2, at the beginning of each week, the province will continue to reassess local trends in public health indicators, including rates of transmission, hospital capacity, progress on testing and contact tracing, to determine if additional public health unit regions can progress to Stage 3.
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health and other public health experts will continue to closely monitor the evolving situation to advise when public health restrictions can be further loosened or if they need to be tightened or reapplied.
Beginning on Monday, July 27th, child care centres will be permitted to operate with cohorts of 15 children, which is an increase from the current cohort cap of 10. This change will allow parents to return to work, and bring the child care sector to approximately 90 per cent of its operating capacity before the COVID-19 outbreak.
This section of South Street (County Road 38) in Warsaw will be closed during July 2020 to ccommodate repairs to the concrete deck and drainage systems of the culvert bridge. (Photo: Google Maps)
County Road 38 at the culvert bridge on South Street in Warsaw will be closed to all traffic on or about Thursday, July 16th until around the end of July.
According to a notice from the County of Peterborough, the purpose of the culvert bridge closure is to accommodate repairs to the concrete deck and drainage systems.
The bridge will remain completely closed to all traffic for the duration of the construction activities.
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A signed detour route including Ford and Peterborough streets will be in place (see below). South Street will be open to traffic accessing local properties only.
Peterborough County advises the construction dates may fluctuate due to weather constraints and other factors and will advise residents of any significant changes.
Traffic detour during culvert bridge work. (Map: County of Peterborough)
kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
There are no new cases to report today in Peterborough. It’s now been over three weeks since the last positive case was reported (on June 20). With all cases resolved, there are no current active cases in the Peterborough area.
Reports are not available on the weekend for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, Hastings County, or Prince Edward County. The next updates will be available on July 13.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 95 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (93 resolved with 2 deaths), 170 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (150 resolved), 21 in Northumberland County (21 resolved), 10 in Haliburton County (10 resolved), and 43 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County (37 resolved).
There has been a total of 39 deaths since the pandemic began, with 32 of these deaths in Kawartha Lakes. The most recent death was reported on May 7 by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Province-wide, there are 36,723 confirmed cases, an increase of 129 from yesterday’s report. A total of 32,534 cases (88.6% of cases) are resolved, an increase of 112 from yesterday. There have been 2,719 deaths, an increase of 3 from yesterday, with 1,729 of the deaths being residents in long-term care homes, an increase of 1. A total of 1,691,419 tests have been completed, an increase of 25,726 from yesterday, with 16,174 tests under investigation, a decrease of 5,909.
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 and hospitals. This information is at least 24 hours old, so it is not real-time data.
We publish the daily report, usually by late afternoon, with the most current information released by health units. Note that each health unit reports the information in a different way.
Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.
Confirmed positive: 95 (no change, last positive case was on June 20) Active cases: 0 (no change) Deaths: 2 (no change) Resolved: 93 (no change) Total tests completed: Over 19,200 (increase of 300) Institutional outbreaks: None (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.
Note: The health unit is now only providing reports Monday to Friday, holidays excluded. These numbers are from July 10; the next report will be issued on July 13.
Confirmed positive: 201, including 170 in Kawartha Lakes, 21 in Northumberland, 10 in Haliburton (no change) Probable cases: No longer reported Hospitalizations: 13 (no change) Deaths: 32 (no change) Resolved: 181, including 150 in Kawartha Lakes, 21 in Northumberland, 10 in Haliburton (increase of 2, with 1 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in Haliburton) Institutional outbreaks: None
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.
Note: The health unit is now only updating its report on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, excluding statutory holidays. These numbers are from July 10; the next report will be issued on July 13.
Confirmed positive: 43 (no change, last positive case reported on May 18) Probable cases: 181 (no change) Deaths: 5 (no change) Hospitalized: 0 (no change) Hospitalized and in ICU: 0 (no change) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change) Recovered: 37 (no change) Total tests completed: 13,110 (increase of 601) Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
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Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 36,723 (increase of 129) Resolved: 32,534 (increase of 112, 88.6% of all cases are resolved) Hospitalized: 116 (decrease of 12) Hospitalized and in ICU: 29 (decrease of 2) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 19 (increase of 1) Deaths: 2,719 (increase of 3) Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,729 (increase of 1, 63.6% of all deaths) Total tests completed 1,691,419 (increase of 25,726) Tests under investigation: 16,174 (decrease of 5,909)
New COVID-19 cases in Ontario from June 11 – July 11, 2020. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from June 11 – July 11, 2020. The red line is the number of tests completed daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
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