There are now 8 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Haliburton Highlands.
The Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, Pine Ridge District Health Unit says this person is in the hospital and there is also one person who is considered a Current High Risk Contact.
This means that as of May 25 this individual was asymptomatic and known to have been in contact with a confirmed or probable case.
The total number of confirmed cases in the HKPR district to date is 176, with 148 of those cases resolved.