Durham Health yesterday posted 107 new Covid-19 cases for January 31, taking the region’s tally to 50,241 since the count began on February 29, 2020.
At the end of December last year, the total case count had stood at 35,663. There were 14,578 new cases posted in January.
Durham’s overall death toll stands at 420, with 230 of them occurring in LTCs (long term care facilities). Two new deaths have been reported in Ajax and Whitby.
Recoveries stand at 48,263. However, there are 1,558 active covid cases. Figures for hospitalizations and Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and people in home isolation, were not available.
Durham Health reported the highest overall number of covid cases so far in Ajax.
Covid Deaths: 420
Of the 125 reported deaths in Pickering, 89 were in LTC
Of the 74 reported deaths in Ajax, 33 were in LTC
Of the 67 reported deaths in Whitby, 31 in LTC
Of the 82 reported deaths in Oshawa, 43 were in LTC
23 deaths were reported in Clarington [none in LTC]
27 deaths were reported in Uxbridge, 20 in LTC
18 deaths have been reported in Scugog, 14 in LTC
4 deaths have been reported in Brock
Note: The data were extracted from the integrated Public Health Information System in the afternoon yesterday.