Peterborough Public Health says testing for the novel coronavirus in all seniors residences in its jurisdiction is now completed.
On Wednesday, the health unit reported that more than 3,560 residents and staff in 20 facilities were tested for the virus over the past three weeks.
The health unit serves the City of Peterborough, Peterborough County, Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation. “This work was already underway before the premier’s April 21 directive, and thanks to the tremendous support of our local health-care partners, we were able to go above and beyond the ministry’s request and include retirement homes in our surveillance testing as well,” said Dr.