Five new local COVID-19 cases, 5 have recovered
Virus outbreak at Community Living group home could be declared over this weekend; Fairhaven outbreak remains at one employee
Five new confirmed cases of COVID -19 in Peterborough city and county, Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation were reported Friday afternoon by Peterborough Public Health.
Five other cases have recovered, leaving the total of active cases at 51.
There have now been 464 cumulative cases, with 408 recovered and five earlier deaths.
More cases are expected in the coming days as the health unit is monitoring 108 people considered to be at high risk because of close contact with a confirmed case, though that number has been declining this week and is down from 113 on Thursday.
There were no new hospitalizations reported Friday and there have been 19 cumulative hospitalizations, with three needing to go into the intensive care unit.
Peterborough Regional Health Centre had between one and nine in-patients with the virus as of Friday and had admitted between one and nine patient transfers from other Ontario hospitals overburdened by hospitalizations during the pandemic.
There continues to be two outbreaks. An outbreak that was declared Dec. 23 at a Community Living group home on Rubidge Street could be declared over this weekend, according to medical officer of health Dr. Rosana Salvaterra.
An outbreak was declared Monday at Fairhaven longterm-care home on Dutton Road after a staff member in the Westview 3 area tested positive on a rapid test. All other residents and employees of Westview 3 have since been tested and all have tested negative, Fairhaven reported Friday.
Fairhaven residents and staff members have been segmented into bubbles for months to prevent the potential spread of the virus at the 256-bed municipally run home where there have been four previous outbreaks during the pandemic.
Trent University’s Peterborough campus has one active case. Fleming College’s campuses did not have any active cases as of Friday.
Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation did not have active cases as of Friday.
Salvaterra urged people on Friday to get tested if they have symptoms. More than 40,450 people, or 27.3 per cent, have now been tested at least once for the virus, the health unit also reported Friday.
COVID-19 testing continues at Peterborough Regional Health Centre and at Northcrest Arena, both by appointment only. To book a spot, visit prhc.on.ca and at peterboroughpublichealth.ca.
Testing by Peterborough Public Health staff can also be arranged in the home by calling 705-743-1000.
Some people can be tested at the Shoppers Drug Mart at High and Lansdowne streets, by appointment. Call 705-7486141 or email asdm614 @shoppersdrugmart.ca to book an appointment.
10 new coronavirus cases in Northumberland County
Ten new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Northumberland County were reported Friday afternoon by the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit.
Another person has also been hospitalized with the virus in the City of Kawartha Lakes, the health unit also reported.
The jurisdiction is now nearing the 700 mark in cumulative cases and Northumberland County has nearly overtaken the City of Kawartha Lakes in total cumulative cases.
The health unit now has 691 cumulative cases with 62 active cases. More cases are expected in coming days because the health unit is monitoring 153 people who are at high risk of getting the virus.
The City of Kawartha Lakes has had 328 cumulative cases with 26 active, Northumberland County has had 324 cumulative cases with 35 active and Haliburton County has had 39 cumulative cases with one active.
There have been no new deaths after 41 previous deaths.
The health unit is also monitoring 67 people in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 55 in Northumberland County and nine in Haliburton County who are considered to be at high risk because of close contact with a confirmed case, along with another 22 high-risk contacts.
Ross Memorial Hospital had five patients with the virus as of Friday. Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg and Campbellford Memorial Hospital do not report if they have any patients with COVID-19.
Outbreaks are continuing at the Hope Street Terrace longterm-care home in Port Hope (where two residents have died after 14 residents and six staff members tested positive) along with Caressant Care McLaughlin long-term-care home in Lindsay, Island Park Retirement Residence in Campbellford, Fenelon Court long-term-care home in Fenelon Falls, the Tower of Port Hope retirement residence and Maplewood long-term-care home in Brighton.
An earlier outbreak at the Warkworth Institution federal prison south of Campbellford was lifted earlier after three inmates who tested positive recovered. There have been 1,039 inmate tests for the virus at Warkworth as of Friday.
A week ago, Correctional Service Canada began immunizations for about 600 high-risk older inmates in federal prisons across Canada, but there is no word yet on how many vaccinations have taken place at Warkworth.
The Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay has one active inmate case, one recovered inmate case and five released inmates who had earlier tested positive, Public Health Ontario reported.