Belleville, ON, Canada / Quinte News Dec 17, 2020 1:19 PM There are now 45 active cases of COVID-19 in Hastings Prince Edward as two new cases were confirmed today. Both new cases were transmitted through close contact. The HPE Public Health Unit says there have been six recoveries while one person remains in hospital. A new outbreak was also declared by the health unit at Seasons Dufferin Centre in Quinte West. The long term care centre has one case confirmed so far. The seven day case rate per 100,000 is sitting at 23.1. There are 20 cases in Belleville, 15 in Quinte West, five in Prince Edward County, four in Tyendinaga and Deseronto and one in Central Hastings.