Drive-thru testing for Apsley, Havelock, Lakefield

No new COVID-19 cases over the weekend; more than 10,450 now tested

The number of people who have been tested for COVID-19 in Peterborough city and county and Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation topped the 10,000 mark over the weekend as Peterborough Public Health expanded no-appointment testing into the county.

More than 10,450 people have now been tested, the health unit reported Sunday afternoon.

There were no new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the weekend, the health unit reported Sunday afternoon, with cases holding steady at 90, with 80 of the cases resolved and two earlier deaths, leaving eight active cases. There were no current institutional outbreaks as of Sunday afternoon.

The number of people tested has increased after a drive-thru

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testing clinic was set up a couple weeks ago at the Kinsmen Civic Centre at Sherbrooke Street and Medical Drive where people showing no symptoms can get tested if they want with no appointment necessary by bringing their Ontario Health card.

The clinic is expected to operate daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. until at least Friday. The clinic on average has tested 260 people a day.

The health unit expanded the testing into the county with one-day drive-thru clinics Friday at Hiawatha First Nation and Saturday at Curve Lake First Nation. Another will be held Monday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Apsley Paramedic Base 183 Burleigh St. in Apsley in North Kawartha Township (open to all permanent and seasonal residents).

On Tuesday, a drive-thru clinic will be held at the Havelock Community Centre at 39 George St. E., also from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

On Wednesday, a drive-thru clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the LakefieldSmith Community Centre at 20 Concession St.

A surge in COVID-19 cases in the City of Kawartha Lakes continued over the weekend with one new confirmed case reported Saturday by the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, raising the total for the jurisdiction to 181, with 152 of the cases resolved.

The City of Kawartha Lakes had 156 confirmed cases, with 129 of them resolved as of Sunday afternoon.

The health unit is also monitoring 24 people in the City of Kawartha Lakes who are at high risk because of contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases.

The jurisdiction’s cases had plateaued at about 170 cases starting on May 22, but cases started surging again a week ago.

Northumberland County had 17 confirmed cases, with 16 resolved and Haliburton County had eight, with seven resolved, as of Sunday afternoon.