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3/9 In Peterborough, the total case count has increased by 6 since yesterday, but the health unit is reporting only 4 new cases in the last 24 hours. There are now 27 presumed cases of COVID-19 variants of concern in Peterborough. An additional 11 cases have been resolved, including 5 in Peterborough, 2 in Northumberland, 2 in Kawartha Lakes, and 2 in Hastings Prince Edward. There are currently 109 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, a decrease of 1 from yesterday, including 63 in Peterborough, 22 in Hastings Prince Edward (1 in Quinte West, 16 in Belleville, 3 in Tyendinaga & Deseronto, 1 in Prince Edward County, and 1 in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory), 15 in Northumberland, and 9 in Kawartha Lakes. There are no active cases in Haliburton. Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 676 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (604 resolved with 9 deaths), 538 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (487 resolved with 55 deaths), 444 in Northumberland County (418 resolved with 11 deaths), 51 in Haliburton County (51 resolved with no deaths), and 424 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (396 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: 1,033, including 538 in Kawartha Lakes, 444 in Northumberland, and 51 in Haliburton (increase of 2, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in Northumberland)* Cases with N501Y mutation: 14, including 2 in Kawartha Lakes and 12 in Northumberland (no change)** Active cases: 24, including 9 in Kawartha Lakes and 15 in Northumberland (decrease of 3, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes and 2 in Northumberland) Probable cases: 0 (no change) High-risk contacts: 82, including 28 in Kawartha Lakes, 51 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (net decrease of 18)*** Hospitalizations (total to date): 44, including 27 in Kawartha Lakes, 15 in