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Hastings and Prince Edward Counties were free of COVID-19 outbreaks Thursday, though the active case count increased by one to 38.
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health reported 7 new cases, including one health care worker, along with five new recoveries. No new deaths were reported. Eleven people have died locally since the pandemic began in March 2020.
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There were 1,118 total cases logged, of which 1,069 were reported as recovered. There were 469 cases involving variants of concern identified in the region.
TORONTO Ontario health officials are reporting just over 1,100 new cases of COVID-19 as the province’s positivity rate drops significantly. The province reported 1,135 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday. The new cases come after officials reported 1,095 new infections on Wednesday and 1,039 new infections on Tuesday. Tuesday’s case count marked the lowest number of daily reported infections since the beginning of March. Ontario’s rolling seven-day average now stands at 1,441, down from 2,131 at this point last week. With 37,705 tests processed in the past 24 hours, the Ontario Ministry of Health says the positivity rate dropped significantly from 5.3 per cent on Wednesday to 3.6 per cent on Thursday.
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