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1/9 March 15, 2021 Ontario reports 1,268 new COVID-19 cases, including 10 in greater Kawarthas region kawarthanow.com/2021/03/15/covid-19-update-for-peterborough-and-the-greater-kawarthas-region-march-15-2021/ Regional active cases decrease to 99 with 5 new cases in Haliburton, 3 in Northumberland, 1 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Peterborough By kawarthaNOW - Published Here's an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region. Today, Ontario is reporting 1,268 new cases, with the seven-day average of daily cases decreasing by 51 to 1,350. Today's new cases include 70 more cases of the B.1.1.7 UK variant, for a total of 1,106. The R(t) value for variants of concern -- the average number of new infections caused by a single infected individual at a specific time (t) in a partially immunized population -- has increased by 0.12 to 1.41. https://kawarthanow.com/2021/03/15/covid-19-update-for-peterborough-and-the-greater-kawarthas-region-march-15-2021/ https://kawarthanow.com/author/kawarthanow/ https://kawarthanow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/swab-test-peterborough-public-health.jpg