13 new variant cases; covid toll reaches 300

Durham Health yesterday posted 39 new Covid-19 cases for March 3, taking the region’s tally to 11,986 since the count began on February 29.

Of these, there were 13 new variant cases.

One new non-LTC (long term care) covid death was added in Ajax for February 28 taking the month’s toll to 11. There were 45 deaths in January, 53 in December and 5 in November. Durham’s overall death toll stands at 300 with 217 of them occurring in LTCs.

There were:

  • 11 new cases in Pickering
  • 6 in Ajax
  • 9 in Whitby
  • 8 in Oshawa
  • 7 in Clarington
  • 1 in Uxbridge

Recoveries stand at 11,453 (11,425), up by 28. There are 233 active covid cases.

Twenty cases are hospitalized with eight in Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and 213 people in home isolation.

Durham Health reported the highest number of cases so far at 3,451 in Ajax.

Death Toll: Total – 300              LTC – 217

Of the 99 reported deaths in Pickering, 86 were in LTC
Of the 51 reported deaths in Ajax, 33 were in LTC
Forty-five deaths were reported in Whitby, 30 in LTC
Of the 50 reported deaths in Oshawa, 34 were in LTC
Fifteen deaths were reported in Clarington [none in LTC]
24 deaths were reported in Uxbridge, 20 in LTC
Sixteen deaths have been reported in Scugog, 14 in LTC
No deaths have been reported in Brock

Note: The data were extracted from the integrated Public Health Information System in the afternoon yesterday.

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