The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus remain at 59, Peterborough Public Health reported on Wednesday. In its daily update issued at 4:20 p.m., the health unit states there are 59 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in its jurisdiction for the second day in a row.
The health unit serves the City of Peterborough, Peterborough County, Hiawatha First Nation and Curve Lake First Nation. The health unit reports that of 2,150 people tested, 1,674 have tested negative while test results are still pending for 417 people – up from the 360 reported on Tuesday.
Earlier Wednesday, medical officer of health Dr. Rosana Salvaterra noted the pending test results would increase as the health unit steps up testing for COVID-19, in particular targeting