Durham Health yesterday posted 277 new Covid-19 cases for May 1, taking the region’s tally to 21,138 since the count began on February 29 2020.
Durham’s overall death toll stands at 338, with 217 of them occurring in LTCs.
Total variants cases stood at 7,327. Recoveries stand at 18,271. There are 2,529 active covid cases.
92 cases are hospitalized with 27 in Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and 2,437 people in home isolation.
Durham Health reported the highest number of cases so far in Ajax.
There were:
- 50 cases in Pickering
- 62 in Ajax
- 52 in Whitby
- 69 in Oshawa
- 35 in Clarington
- 9 in Uxbridge
- none in Scugog
- none in Brock
Covid Deaths: 338
Of the 107 reported deaths in Pickering, 86 were in LTC
Of the 56 reported deaths in Ajax, 33 were in LTC
Of the 52 reported deaths in Whitby, 30 in LTC
Of the 58 reported deaths in Oshawa, 34 were in LTC
22 deaths were reported in Clarington [none in LTC]
24 deaths were reported in Uxbridge, 20 in LTC
17 deaths have been reported in Scugog, 14 in LTC
2 deaths have been reported in Brock
Note: The data were extracted from the integrated Public Health Information System in the afternoon yesterday.