On the same day that the Hastings and Prince Edward Region entered the province’s yellow-protect level under its COVID-19 response framework, the local health unit announced an additional 10 cases, bringing the active case count to 32.
According to the HPEPH COVID-19 dashboard, five of the new cases are related to an outbreak. Earlier in the day, the health unit confirmed a workplace outbreak at the Procter and Gamble facility on University Ave, where nine employees have tested positive.
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The four other cases reported Monday have been linked to close contact with a confirmed case, or transmission has been deemed as “local.”
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There have now been 138 total cases in Hastings and Prince Edward counties since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
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