Four new positive cases of COVID-19 has been confirmed by Peterborough Public Health, bringing to 13 the total number of cases in Peterborough city and county, Hiawatha and Curve Lake.
During her daily media briefing on Friday morning (March 27), Peterborough Medical Officer of Health Dr. Rosana Salvaterra said a man in his 60s with a travel history to Portugal has been admitted to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre. He has had one known contact.
Also testing positive are a man in his 50s with a travel history to the Middle East, a man in his 40s with a travel history to Mexico, and a woman in her 50s whose exposure was still being investigated as of Friday morning.
All three are self-isolating and their contacts are being investigated.
The four new cases represent the largest local one-day increase in positive results since the COVID-19 emergency started. Dr. Salvaterra said the jump in the number of positive cases isn’t a surprise, due to the number of outstanding test results still being waited on.
“It’s not unexpected,” said Dr. Salvaterra. “We’re on the incline of the curve. We do expect things will pick up yet in terms of new positive cases.”
To date, Peterborough Public Health has conducted 528 COVID-19 tests, with 13 positive results and results awaited on 236 of those tested. Another 279 cases have been confirmed negative.
Of the 13 positive cases, one has recovered, one is a client of St. Joseph’s at Fleming nursing home, two are in intensive care at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre, and one is an employee of Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon.
For the area served by the other health unit in the Kawarthas (Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, which includes Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton), there have been 29 positive cases, including two deaths. Six of these cases have been reported in Northumberland County and 23 cases in the City of Kawartha Lakes (most at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon). No positive cases have yet been identified in Haliburton County.
For the most recent information on COVID-19 in Ontario and the Peterborough area, visit ontario.ca/coronavirus or peterboroughpublichealth.ca.
Peterborough Regional Health Centre is also providing news, updates, information and resources on its website at prhc.on.ca/cms/covid-19-novel-coronavirus.
