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1/9 March 5, 2021 Ontario reports 1,250 new COVID-19 cases, including 12 in greater Kawarthas region kawarthanow.com/2021/03/05/covid-19-update-for-peterborough-and-the-greater-kawarthas-region-march-5-2021/ Regional active cases increase to 126, with 9 new cases in Peterborough and 3 in Northumberland By kawarthaNOW - Published Here's an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region. After three days of daily cases under 1,000, today Ontario is reporting a spike of 1,250 new cases, with the seven-day average of daily cases decreasing by 1 to 1,063. Ontario is also reporting a spike of 155 new cases of the B.1.1.7 UK variant, for a total of 799, but is reporting no increase in other variants of concern. In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 12 new cases to report and an additional 6 cases resolved, with the number of active cases across the region increasing by 8 to 126. https://kawarthanow.com/2021/03/05/covid-19-update-for-peterborough-and-the-greater-kawarthas-region-march-5-2021/ https://kawarthanow.com/author/kawarthanow/ https://kawarthanow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/covid-19-lab-test-02.jpg