Durham Health yesterday posted Eighteen new Covid-19 cases for August 16, taking the region’s tally to 25,702 since the count began on February 29, 2020.
Durham’s overall death toll stands at 375, with 218 of them occurring in LTCs.
Recoveries stand at 25,220. However, there are 107 active covid cases. Four people are hospitalized with none in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). 103 people are in home isolation.
Durham Health reported the highest number of covid cases so far in Ajax.
There were:
- Two new cases in Pickering
- Ten in Ajax
- Three in Oshawa
- One in Clarington, and
- Two in Whitby
Covid Deaths: 375
Of the 117 reported deaths in Pickering, 87 were in LTC
Of the 67 reported deaths in Ajax, 33 were in LTC
Of the 59 reported deaths in Whitby, 30 in LTC
Of the 63 reported deaths in Oshawa, 34 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.