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A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 1,740 new COVID-19 cases, including 11 in greater Kawarthas region

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Active regional cases fall to 155, with 6 new cases in Peterborough, 3 in Kawartha Lakes, and 2 in Northumberland.
Cars on road during winter storm with snow causing poor visibility.

Winter weather travel advisory Tuesday afternoon for Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland

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Up to 5 cm of heavy snow will fall within an hour, with light snow following.
Stay Home Save Lives sign

Ontario government extends state of emergency until February 9

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All emergency orders, including stay-at-home order, also extended for 14 days.
On January 25, 2021, Ontario premier Doug Ford announced the province is accelerating the completion of vaccinations for residents of long-term care homes and high-risk retirement homes by February 5 instead of February 15. (CPAC screenshot)

Ontario reports 1,958 new COVID-19 cases, with 3 new deaths in Kawartha Lakes

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Active regional cases fall to 159, with 15 new cases in Kawartha Lakes, 7 in Northumberland, 1 in Haliburton, and 1 in Peterborough.
Residents of Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, which in March 2020 suffered the largest COVID-19 outbreak in Ontario at the time, will be among the first to receive doses of the Moderna vaccine received by the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit on January 25, 2021. (Photo: Central East CCAC / YouTube)

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit receives 700 doses of Moderna vaccine

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Residents of Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Hope Street Terrace in Port Hope, and Maplewood in Brighton among first to be vaccinated.
Like the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the Moderna vaccine is a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine. Studies have shown both Pfizer and Moderna are over 90 per cent effective in protecting against COVID-19, starting 14 days after the first dose. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Public Health)

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Peterborough

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First 500 doses of vaccine to be administered to residents of long-term care homes.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

24-year-old man dead following Friday night snowmobile collision near Bancroft

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Jamie Ferguson of Prince Edward County succumbed to his injuries in hospital.
COVID-19 tests in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 2,417 new COVID-19 cases, including 3 in greater Kawarthas region

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Regional active cases remain at 174, with 3 new cases in Peterborough and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward.
A swab test bring completed on a patient. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 2,359 new COVID-19 cases, including 14 in greater Kawarthas region

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Regional active cases decrease to 172, with 9 new cases in Peterborough, 4 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Northumberland.
An anti-lockdown protest at Queen's Park in Toronto on April 25, 2020. (Photo: Michael Swan)

Three people fined during anti-lockdown protest at Peterborough City Hall

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Police say up to 18 protestors were not wearing masks and not maintaining physical distancing.
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