The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District (HKRP) Health Unit has reported 13 more COVID-19 cases in the City of Kawartha Lakes since Tuesday (March 24).
This includes a woman in her 60s and a woman in her 80s who are both hospitalized at Ross Memorial Hospital and Lindsay, and 11 more people who are now all self-isolating.
Except for one man in his 70s, the 11 self-isolating people are all women, with two in their 30s, two in their 40s, three in their 50s, two in their 60s, and one in her 70s.
As of Thursday (March 26), there have been 25 positive COVID-19 cases in the area serviced by the HKRP Health Unit, which includes Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton, including one death.
As for Peterborough Public Health, it confirmed two new positive cases of COVID-19, bringing to nine the total number of cases in Peterborough city and county, Hiawatha and Curve Lake.
Peterborough Medical Officer of Health Dr. Rosana Salvaterra shared that news during her daily media briefing on Thursday morning (March 26).
Testing positive and receiving care at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) is a female in her 60s with a travel history to the United States. She was tested in-home by paramedics this past weekend and, based on her condition, was admitted to PRHC on Monday (March 23). She has had one known contact who is now in self-isolation.
Dr. Salvaterra said her test results came in Wednesday evening (March 25), confirming COVID-19. She noted her “regret” that the patient and her family had to wait six days for her test result to come back but stressed the delay didn’t affect the quality of care she has received nor its urgency.
Also testing positive is a St. Joseph’s at Fleming resident in her 90s — the first positive case detected in a local long-term care home. In addition, two other residents of the home have exhibited respiratory symptoms but both have tested negative for COVID-19. All three have been placed in isolation at the facility.
Meanwhile, a St. Joseph’s at Fleming staff member who also showed symptoms was referred to local paramedics for in-home testing on Wednesday evening (March 25) and is self-isolation at home.
Peterborough Public Health is now investigating if there is an epidemiological link to travel or other known COVID-19 cases. Visitation to St. Joseph’s at Fleming has been restricted since Saturday, March 14th at the direction of Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health.
To date, 504 COVID-19 tests have been conducted by Peterborough Public Health with results awaited on 325 of those tested. Another 170 cases have been confirmed negative.
Dr. Salvaterra noted the first positive local case confirmed in Peterborough — a 30-year-old man who had a travel history to Spain and Portugal — is now clear of COVID-19 following two weeks of self-isolation and retesting.
