HPE Public Health is reporting another COVID-19 related death in the area.
Eleven people have now passed away from the virus in Hastings Prince Edward, since the pandemic began with 15 people still in hospital, six in the ICU and six on ventilators.
The HPE Public Health dashboard is also showing four new cases and one recovery today, with 56 active.
There is one new case each in Belleville, Quinte West, Deseronto and Centre Hastings, with two cases tied to close contact, one related to an ongoing outbreak and one transmission cause pending.
The dashboard shows just over 79,500 vaccine doses have been given, with 43% of the area’s population receiving at least one dose and about 6,300 people, or 4% of people in the area considered to be fully vaccinated.
In Northumberland County today, the HKPR Health Unit is reporting three new cases and one recovery, for an active total of 31.
