Durham seeing record numbers of new COVID-19 cases Posted on April 14, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COVID-19, NEWS, REGION New daily cases of COVID-19 in Durham over the past week have been the largest since the start of the pandemic. Durham reported 259 new cases Wednesday, bringing the total to 2,073 active cases across the region. “Case and contact management continue to be key Health Department COVID-19 response activities to help control the spread of illness,” says Durham Region Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Kyle. He says case management begins with notifying positive cases and collecting information from them to determine potential risk to the community.