Three new COVID-19 cases in Peterborough - ThePeterboroughExaminer.com

Three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Peterborough city and county, Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation were reported Tuesday afternoon by Peterborough Public Health.

Four other cases have been resolved, and five appear to have been transferred to another jurisdiction, leaving 47 active cases for the jurisdiction as of Tuesday, down from 53 on Sunday, the last time the health unit reported numbers.

Five of the active cases are females under 20 and three are males under 20, Public Health Ontario reported Tuesday morning.

There have been 318 cumulative cases since the pandemic began in March, with 266 resolved and five earlier deaths.

The jurisdiction now has a cumulative rate of 215 cases per 100,000 people, less than one fifth of the provincial cumulative average 1,238.8 cases per 100,000 people as of Tuesday.

The health unit is also monitoring 213 people who are considered to be at high risk because of close contact with a confirmed case, down from 222 on Sunday.

There are two outbreaks at local facilities, one at Riverview Manor and the other at Community Living on Romaine Street, which were both declared on Dec. 23.

As of Tuesday, Peterborough Regional Health Centre had two current patients with COVID-19, one in the intensive care unit after being transferred from another hospital and another in an unspecified in-patient unit.

There have now been 13 hospitalizations for COVID-19, three of them in ICU, since the pandemic began in March.

Curve Lake First Nation has between one and four cases, Curve Lake reported Tuesday.

There was still no word Tuesday on when Peterborough will be getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

More than 39,000 residents, or about 26.4 per cent, have been tested at least once for the virus, the health unit also reported Tuesday.

COVID-19 testing continues at Peterborough Regional Health Centre and at Northcrest Arena, both by appointment only. To book a spot, visit prhc.on.ca and at peterboroughpublichealth.ca.

The Northcrest Arena clinic is scheduled to close at noon on Thursday and won’t reopen until Monday. The PRHC clinic will be closed Friday and will reopen Saturday.

Testing by Peterborough Public Health staff can also be arranged in the home by calling 705-743-1000.

Some people can be tested at the Shoppers Drug Mart at High and Lansdowne streets, by appointment. Call 705-748-6141 or email [email protected] to book an appointment.

This is specifically for people who meet certain criteria: