The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit has reported another 27 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, according to data released early Wednesday afternoon.
The regional health unit’s dashboard as of 12:45 p.m. reported the following case data:
Deaths: 105 — unchanged since Tuesday, when a death was reported in Northumberland County. Since the pandemic was declared in March 2020, the health unit has reported 77 deaths in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 27 in Northumberland County and one in Haliburton County.
New lab-confirmed cases: 27 since Tuesday’s update — 17 in the City of Kawartha Lakes and 10 in Northumberland County.
Active lab-confirmed cases: 94 — up from 80 reported on Tuesday. Among the 94 active cases are 56 in the Kawarthas, 33 in Northumberland County and five in Haliburton County. The health unit notes that due to changes in provincial testing guidelines, the number of active cases is an “underestimate” of actual community spread.
Hospitalized cases: Seven cases are currently in hospital — one more since Tuesday’s update. Two of the cases are listed as receiving care in an intensive care unit (unchanged). There have been 186 cumulative hospitalized cases since the pandemic was declared, including 96 in the Kawarthas (unchanged), 80 in Northumberland County (one more since Tuesday’s update) and 10 in Haliburton County (one more). Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay reports four patients as of noon Wednesday (unchanged) with three identifying COVID-19 as the primary cause of admission (two more). The health unit notes there are “slight delays” in reporting case admittance, intensive care unit admission and hospital discharges.
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Cumulative cases: 7,107 since the pandemic’s beginning — two pending with 3,535 in the Kawarthas, 3,167 in Northumberland County and 403 in Haliburton County.
Resolved cases: 6,921 — an additional 24 since Tuesday. The resolved cases make up approximately 97.4 per cent of all cases.
Testing: The COVID-19 assessment centre is now back operating out of Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay.
Rapid-antigen tests: The Ontario government says free rapid antigen tests will be made available at select grocery stores and pharmacies. For other community eligibility, visit the government’s website.
Vaccination: The health unit’s latest vaccination rate data was released Monday and can be found in this Global News Peterborough article. Walk-in vaccination clinics are open for all hours for anyone aged five and older looking for a first, second or booster dose at immunization clinics in Cobourg, Lindsay, Colborne, Minden, Fenelon Falls, Brighton and Campbellford.
In-house clinics at the health unit’s offices in Lindsay and Port Hope will open Friday, March 4, and run over the next few weeks on Fridays and Saturdays. More details can be found in this Global News Peterborough article.
Appointments can also be booked via the provincial booking system or by calling 1-833-943-3900 (TTY for people who are deaf, hearing-impaired or speech-impaired: 1-866-797-0007). A list of dates and times is available on the health unit’s website.
Outbreaks
The health unit only reports outbreaks at “high-risk settings.” No new outbreaks were reported on Wednesday. Active outbreaks Wednesday afternoon (unless noted, case details unavailable):
- Extendicare Cobourg: Declared Feb. 18
- Campbellford Memorial Hospital: As of Feb. 18, there were eight confirmed patient cases on the medical wing of the inpatient unit.
- Island Park Retirement Residence in Campbellford: Declared Feb. 14. On Tuesday (most recent data), the home reported nine active cases (seven residents and two staff members). There were two resident cases reported on Feb. 18.
- Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg: Declared Feb. 10 on the 1A rehab unit.
- Central East Correctional Centre: Declared Jan. 17. Outbreaks were declared on “multiple units.” The province on Feb. 28 reported 15 active cases among inmates (most recent data). At its peak, there were 269 cases reported on Jan. 31.
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