Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit reports four new COVID-19 cases while variant cases remain status quo on Friday.The health unit reports 40 active cases (up from 36 Thursday) following two new cases in Northumberland County and single cases in Haliburton County and the City of Kawartha Lakes.
Of the 40 active cases, 17 are in Northumberland, 13 in the Kawarthas and 10 in Haliburton County. Ten is the most Haliburton has reported since the pandemic was declared a year ago.This week marks the one-year anniversary of the health unit’s first reported cases of COVID-19.
The first in Northumberland County was reported on March 13, 2020, and two days later the first case was confirmed in the City of Kawartha Lakes.