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With Ontario reporting 2,290 new cases, Ford to make announcement Monday on further public health restrictions positive cases in the Peterborough area (238 resolved with 5 deaths), 219 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (191 resolved with 32 deaths), 183 in Northumberland County (134 resolved with 1 death), 27 in Haliburton County (27 resolved with no deaths), and 238 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (198 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Peterborough on November 23. Province-wide, there have been 151,257 confirmed cases, an increase of 2,290 from yesterday, with 129,417 cases resolved (85.6% of all cases), an increase of 1,992 from yesterday. There have been 4,098 deaths, an increase of 40 from yesterday, with 2,537 deaths in long-term care homes, an increase of 11 from yesterday. The number of hospitalizations has decreased by 42 to 877, with 2 fewer patients with COVID-19 in ICUs and 4 fewer patients on ventilators. A total of 7,234,913 tests have been completed, an increase of 58,178 from yesterday, with 81,235 tests under investigation, an increase of 2,604 from yesterday. The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario's integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 12 p.m. the previous day. Data from local health units is more current and is usually reflected in the provincial data the following day. There may be discrepancies between the Ontario data reported today (which is from yesterday) and the local health unit data reported today (which is from today). *Peterborough Regional Health Centre reports that, as of December 18, there is currently 1 patient with COVID-19 on an inpatient unit. 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 Saturday, excluding statutory holidays. Confirmed positive: 429, including 219 in Kawartha Lakes, 183 in Northumberland, 27 in Haliburton (increase of 4 in Northumberland)* Active cases: 52, including 7 in Kawartha Lakes and 45 in Northumberland (net decrease of 2) Probable cases: 0 (no change) High-risk contacts: 317, including 24 in Kawartha Lakes, 163 in Northumberland, and 5 in Haliburton (net increase of 7)** Hospitalizations (total to date): 18, including 11 in Kawartha Lakes, 6 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change) Deaths: 33 (no change) Resolved: 357, including 193 in Kawartha Lakes, 137 in Northumberland, 27 in 4/9