The Peterborough-area Catholic school board is mourning the loss of a former psychologist who has been reported as the city’s first novel coronavirus-related death.
On Monday, the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board said retired board psychologist Dr.
George Dimitroff, 68, died Sunday due to complications from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. On Sunday, Peterborough Public Health reported that a man in his 60s had died at Peterborough Regional Health Centre, the first COVID-19-related death in the health unit’s jurisdiction, which includes Peterborough, Peterborough County, Hiawatha First Nation and Curve Lake First Nation.