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3/9 In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 20 new cases to report, including 14 in Peterborough, 3 in Northumberland, 2 in Hastings Prince Edward, and 1 in Kawartha Lakes. There are no new cases in Haliburton. There are now 87 presumed cases of variants of concern in Peterborough, an increase of 7 since yesterday. An additional 17 cases have been resolved, including 13 in Peterborough, 3 in Hastings Prince Edward, and 1 in Northumberland. There are currently 132 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, an increase of 4 from yesterday, including 86 in Peterborough, 17 in Northumberland, 15 in Kawartha Lakes, and 14 in Hastings Prince Edward (10 in Belleville, 2 in Tyendinaga & Deseronto, and 2 in Prince Edward County). There are no active cases in Haliburton. Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 722 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (629 resolved with 9 deaths), 551 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (494 resolved with 55 deaths), 457 in Northumberland County (429 resolved with 11 deaths), 51 in Haliburton County (50 resolved with 1 death), and 431 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (411 resolved with 6 deaths). The most death was reported in Haliburton on March 4. 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. These number are from March 7 and 8. Confirmed positive: 1,059, including 551 in Kawartha Lakes, 457 in Northumberland, and 51 in Haliburton (increase of 4, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes and 3 in Northumberland)* Cases with N501Y mutation: 15, including 2 in Kawartha Lakes and 13 in Northumberland (decrease of 1 in Northumberland)** Active cases: 32, including 15 in Kawartha Lakes and 17 in Northumberland (increase of 3, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes and 2 in Northumberland) Probable cases: 0 (no change) High-risk contacts: 176, including 82 in Kawartha Lakes, 44 in Northumberland, and 4 in Haliburton (net increase of 39)***