Durham Health yesterday posted 71 new Covid-19 cases over the weekend since September 23, taking the region’s tally to 26,940 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 26,376. However, there are 179 active covid cases. Three people are hospitalized with two in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). A total of 176 people are in home isolation.
Durham Health reported the highest number of covid cases so far in Ajax.
Over the weekend there were:
- 12 new cases in Pickering
- 12 in Ajax
- 18 in Whitby
- 12 in Oshawa
- 14 in Clarington, and
- 3 in Uxbridge
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.