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Dr. Steini Brown, dean of the University of Toronto's public health department, releases new modelling projections for the province on April 20, 2020. (Photo: Premier of Ontario / YouTube)

Community spread of COVID-19 has peaked in Ontario, but spread in long-term care settings...

Public health officials released updated modelling projections for the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario on April 20.
Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Peterborough police encourage local businesses to provide contact information

Police will use the information if they need to gain access to a closed and vacant property during the pandemic.
Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - April 19, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – April 19, 2020

Cases and deaths as reported by regional health units: Peterborough Public Health; Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit; and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
This black bear spotted in the area of Romaine and Monaghan in Peterborough on the morning of April 19, 2020. (Photo via Sarah Nyarota / Facebook)

Black bear spotted in central west end of Peterborough

Bear was seen around Evinrude Centre and The Canadian Canoe Museum on Sunday morning heading west.
With people isolated at home by themselves or with their families, the perennial board game has seen another resurgence in popularity. One popular game is Pandemic, a cooperative board game where players are disease-fighting specialists righting virulent diseases that have broken out simultaneously all over the world.

How COVID-19 has changed the way Canadians spend their free time

Searches on Google show dramatic increase in popularity of home fitness, needlecraft, online learning, board games, and more.
Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - April 18, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – April 18, 2020

Cases and deaths as reported by regional health units: Peterborough Public Health; Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit; and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay. (Photo: Ross Memorial Hospital / Twitter)

COVID-19 outbreak at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay as inpatient tests positive

Patient was hospitalized for unrelated health issue and was tested after experiencing sudden symptoms of respiratory illness.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on April 17, 2020. (Photo: Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press)

Federal government announces over $1 billion in additional COVID-19 support for businesses

In the Kawarthas, most funds will be delivered through FedDev Ontario and local Community Futures organizations.
Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - April 17, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – April 17, 2020

Cases and deaths as reported by regional health units: Peterborough Public Health; Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit; and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
In a video taken by staff of Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, health care workers at the home applaud as 91-year-old resident Lorraine Button goes for a walk on April 17, 2020 for the first time since the deadly outbreak of COVID-19 in the home, which has claimed the lives of 29 residents. (Screenshot)

Watch this Pinecrest resident head outside for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak

91-year-old Lorraine Button, a resident of the Bobcaygeon nursing home, tested positive on April 1st but is recovering.

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