Durham Health yesterday posted Twenty new Covid-19 cases for August 24, taking the region’s tally to 25,916 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 25,392. However, there are 149 active covid cases. Seven people are hospitalized with two in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). 142 people are in home isolation.
Durham Health reported the highest number of covid cases so far in Ajax.
There were:
- Six new cases in Pickering
- Five in Ajax
- Five in Oshawa
- One in Brock
- One in Scugog, and
- Three in Clarington
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.