3/9 In Peterborough, the number of active cases related to the outbreak at Buckhorn Day Care and Nursery School has increased to 15. Peterborough has also reported its first confirmed case of the B.1.1.7 UK variant. There are 2 new COVID-related deaths to report in Kawartha Lakes. An additional 20 cases have been resolved, including 9 in Peterborough, 6 in Northumberland, 3 in Kawartha Lakes, and 2 in Hastings Prince Edward. There are currently 81 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, a decrease of 15 from yesterday, including 35 in Peterborough, 17 in Northumberland, 15 in Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Hastings Prince Edward (2 in Quinte West, 8 in Belleville, 1 in Tyendinaga & Deseronto, 1 in Prince Edward County, 1 in Central Hastings), and 1 in Haliburton. Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 614 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (570 resolved with 9 deaths), 528 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (471 resolved with 55 deaths), 431 in Northumberland County (403 resolved with 11 deaths), 51 in Haliburton County (50 resolved with no deaths), and 398 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (379 resolved with 6 deaths). The most 2 deaths were reported in Kawartha Lakes on February 23. 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). 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 Sundays and statutory holidays. Confirmed positive: 1,010, including 528 in Kawartha Lakes, 431 in Northumberland, and 51 in Haliburton (increase of 1 in Northumberland)* Active cases: 33, including 15 in Kawartha Lakes, 17 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (decrease of 10, including 5 in Kawartha Lakes and 5 in Northumberland) Probable cases: 1 in Kawartha Lakes (no change) High-risk contacts: 153, including 77 in Kawartha Lakes, 67 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (net decrease of 1)** Hospitalizations (total to date): 44, including 27 in Kawartha Lakes, 15 in Northumberland, and 2 in Haliburton (no change)*** Deaths (including among probable cases): 66, including 55 in Kawartha Lakes and 11