KAWARTHA LAKES-The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit has declared a Coronavirus outbreak within the OPP Offender Transport division in Lindsay.
The unit transports people charged with crimes to and from the court house as well as to other facilities.
Officials with the health unit say there are five cases associated with the outbreak.
There were 24 new cases of the virus reported in Kawartha Lakes today. That count is for Sunday and Monday.
There is also an outbreak at Staples and Swain Law Office in Lindsay with three cases associated with the outbreak. There are four cases at the Dairy Queen in Lindsay and an outbreak was declared there today. Staff there told Kawartha 411 they would be closed for in-depth cleaning until the weekend.
There are 63 active cases of the virus in Kawartha Lakes at this time. 56 people have died. This article has been updated with numbers from the health unit. The number of active cases has also been updated as sometimes there is a lag in updating on the HKPR website.