3/10 A total of 56,206 tests were completed yesterday, with the backlog of tests under investigation decreasing by 1,964 to 31,363. A total of 4,400,674 doses of vaccine have now been administered, an increase of 133,872 from yesterday, with 355,208 people fully vaccinated with both doses of vaccine, an increase of 3,854 from yesterday -- the highest daily number since vaccinations began in Ontario. The number of fully vaccinated people represents 2.41% of Ontario's population, an increase of 0.03% from yesterday, with fully and partially vaccinated people representing 29.87% of the population, an increase of 0.91% from yesterday. An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity. In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 30 new cases to report, including 9 in Northumberland, 7 in Peterborough, 6 in Hastings Prince Edward, 4 in Kawartha Lakes, and 4 in Haliburton. There are 2 new hospitalizations and 1 new ICU admission in Peterborough. There is 1 new hospitalization, 3 new ICU admissions, and 1 additional patient on a ventilator in Hastings Prince Edward. There are 35 new regional cases of variants of concern, including 15 in Hastings Prince Edward, 9 in Peterborough, 6 in Northumberland, and 5 in Kawartha Lakes. An additional 47 cases have been resolved, including 20 in Northumberland, 16 in Peterborough, 5 in Haliburton, 3 in Kawartha Lakes, and 3 in in Hastings Prince Edward. There are currently 277 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, a decrease of 19 from yesterday, including 93 in Peterborough, 82 in Hastings Prince Edward (17 in Quinte West, 38 in Belleville, 4 in Tyendinaga & Deseronto, 4 in Prince Edward County, 13 in Central Hastings, and 6 in North Hastings), 62 in Northumberland, 33 in Kawartha Lakes, and 7 in Haliburton. Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,153 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,047 resolved with 13 deaths), 687 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (611 resolved with 56 deaths), 782 in Northumberland County (707 resolved with 13 deaths), 95 in Haliburton County (87 resolved with 1 death), and 848 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (758 resolved with 8 deaths). The two most recent deaths were reported in Northumberland and in Peterborough on April 20. The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario's integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 4 p.m. the previous day, as well as from systems in Toronto, Ottawa, and Middlesex-London at 2 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).