Covid Update: 28 new cases; 24 recoveries

Durham Health yesterday posted 28 new Covid-19 cases for February 27, taking the region’s tally to 11,837 since the count began on February 29.

No new covid death was reported. There have been 9 covid deaths in February, 45 in January, 53 in December and 5 in November. Durham’s overall death toll stands at 295 with 217 of them occurring in LTCs.

There were:

  • 6 new cases in Pickering
  • 2 in Ajax
  • 2 in Whitby
  • 12 in Oshawa
  • 4 in Clarington
  • 1 in Scugog

Recoveries stand at 11,281 (11,257), up by 24. There are 261 active covid cases.

Twenty-six cases are hospitalized with 12 in Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and 235 people in home isolation.

Durham Health reported the highest number of cases so far at 3,419 in Ajax.

Death Toll: Total – 295              LTC – 217

Of the 99 reported deaths in Pickering, 86 were in LTC
Of the 49 reported deaths in Ajax, 33 were in LTC
Forty-five deaths were reported in Whitby, 30 in LTC
Of the 48 reported deaths in Oshawa, 34 were in LTC
Fourteen 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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