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Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - April 21, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – April 21, 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.
25-year-old Anjelica Morton. (Police-supplied photo)

Peterborough police looking for missing 24-year-old woman (LOCATED)

Anjelica Morton was last seen in Peterborough on April 16.
A flower with frost on it

Winter-like weather returns to the Kawarthas on Tuesday afternoon and evening

Arctic cold front brings gusty winds, freezing temperatures, and a chance of snow.
Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - April 20, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – April 20, 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.
A message to the community from the intensive care unit team at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay. (Photo: Ross Memorial Hospital)

Two staff members test positive for COVID-19 at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay

Increased testing is underway after an inpatient tested positive on April 17.
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.

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