New coronavirus outbreaks were declared over the weekend in the City of Kawartha Lakes and Northumberland County. According to the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, an outbreak was declared Monday at the Fenelon Court long-term care home in Fenelon Falls in the City of Kawartha Lakes.
The health unit says the outbreak was declared after an asymptomatic staff member tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.
Other outbreaks in the municipality remain in effect at Caressant Care in Lindsay, which was declared on May 4 after one resident tested positive for the virus, and at Kawartha Lakes Retirement Residence in Bobcaygeon after one staff member tested positive.