Wednesday marked the eighteenth day in a row, Peterborough Public Health reported no new cases of the novel coronavirus in its jurisdiction.
The last reported case was on June 20 in the health region, which includes Peterborough, Peterborough County, Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation.
There are no active cases among the 95 cases that have been confirmed since the pandemic was declared in early March. Ninety-three of the 95 cases have been resolved.
The coronavirus has claimed two lives due to COVID-19 complications, the last death occurring in mid-April.
To date, more than 18,550 people have been tested for the virus, the health unit reports, up from 18,350 reported Tuesday.
A drive-thru testing clinic at the Kinsmen Civic Centre in Peterborough has been extended for two weeks, running weekdays until July 17. Testing on the weekend is held at the COVID-19 assessment centre at Peterborough Regional Health Centre.
HALIBURTON KAWARTHA PINE RIDGE DISTRICT HEALTH UNIT
The Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit reported no new cases on Wednesday. However, it says it did correct a duplicate case, meaning there are now 201 cases, not 202 as reported Tuesday.
Of the 201 cases, 170 are in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 21 in Northumberland County and 10 in Haliburton County.
Deaths remain at 32, all in the City of Kawartha Lakes — 28 related to COVID-19 were among residents at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon.
Resolved cases remain at 177 (approximately 88 per cent):
- 147 in City of Kawartha Lakes
- 21 in Northumberland County
- 9 in Haliburton County
High-risk contacts (asymptomatic individuals who are known to have been in contact with a confirmed or probable case):
- 5 in City of Kawartha Lakes
- 1 in Northumberland County
- 0 in Haliburton County
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