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Trudeau implores premiers to protect public health as Ontario reports another record increase of 1,388 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, with 103 student cases, 23 staff cases, and 33 cases among unidentified individuals. There are 22 cases in licensed child care settings, an increase of 12 from yesterday, with 13 cases among children and 9 cases among staff. In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 4 new cases to report in Peterborough, with 1 new hospitalization and 1 additional case resolved, and 1 new case in Northumberland. There are no new cases to report in Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, or Hastings and Prince Edward counties; an additional case has been resolved in Hastings and Prince Edward counties. None of the new cases in Ontario schools and child care settings are in the greater Kawarthas region. There are currently 15 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 9 in Peterborough, 2 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton. Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 162 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (151 resolved with 2 deaths), 188 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (168 resolved with 32 deaths), 52 in Northumberland County (49 resolved with 1 death), 22 in Haliburton County (21 resolved with no deaths), and 82 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (74 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Northumberland on September 8. Province-wide, there have been 86,783 confirmed cases, an increase of 1,388 from yesterday, with 73,417 cases resolved (84.6% of all cases), an increase of 781. There have been 3,260 deaths, an increase of 15 from yesterday, with 2,080 deaths in long-term care homes, an increase of 11 from yesterday. The number of hospitalizations has jumped to 422, an increase of 55 from yseterday. The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in ICUs has decreased by 2 to 82, with no change in the number of patients on ventilators. A total of 5,440,104 tests have been completed, an increase of 29,125 from yesterday, with 27,802 tests under investigation, an increase of 1,156 from yesterday. The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario's integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 4 p.m. the previous day. Health unit data is more current, and is usually reflected in the provincial data the following day. Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit's service area is the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County. The health unit provides reports from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. 3/6