Covid Update: 39 new cases posted by Durham Health

Durham Health yesterday posted 39 new Covid-19 cases for September 23, taking the region’s tally to 26,869 since the count began on February 29, 2020.

Durham’s overall death toll stands at 385, with 227 of them occurring in LTCs.

Recoveries stand at 26,296. However, there are 188 active covid cases. Three people are hospitalized with two in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). A total of 185 people are in home isolation.

Durham Health reported the highest number of covid cases so far in Ajax.

There were:

  • 2 new cases in Pickering
  • 10 in Ajax
  • 6 in Whitby
  • 15 in Oshawa
  • 5 in Clarington, and
  • 1 in Scugog

Covid Deaths: 385

Of the 117 reported deaths in Pickering, 87 were in LTC
Of the 68 reported deaths in Ajax, 33 were in LTC
Of the 60 reported deaths in Whitby, 31 in LTC
Of the 71 reported deaths in Oshawa, 42 were in LTC
23 deaths were reported in Clarington [none in LTC]
26 deaths were reported in Uxbridge, 20 in LTC
17 deaths have been reported in Scugog, 14 in LTC
3 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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