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Hastings-Prince Edward’s COVID-19 activity remains relatively high, with continued spread amid both encouraging and concerning signs.
In a telephone interview Tuesday, Dr. Ethan Toumishey of Hastings Prince Edward Public Health said local statistics have improved since April yet variants of the virus continue to cause troubling trends.
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He said the region would, if not for the provincial lockdown, likely be at the orange level of Ontario’s coronavirus framework. For much of April it would have been a red zone.
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