Community outbreak listings are updated regularly when a new outbreak is declared, updated or declared over at facilities within the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District area.

June 9, 2025 – As summer draws near, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) is launching its 2025 Beach Water Monitoring Program to help protect the health of residents and visitors enjoying our local beaches this season.

June 5, 2025 – With active wildfires continuing in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, the HKPR District Health Unit and Peterborough Public Health (Health Unit) are closely monitoring local air quality conditions through Environment Canada’s Air Quality Health Index.

June 5, 2025 – The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (HKPR) District Health Unit has received confirmation of a positive measles case within the City of Kawartha Lakes. The resident is an adult, fully vaccinated, with exposure originating from close contact with a previously confirmed measles case from another region.

Generally, the Health Unit issues a Boil Water Advisory when there is known contamination of a water supply OR when there is a risk of contamination to the water supply. The Boil Water Advisory helps to protect the health of the community that the water system serves.  It is a recommendation for residents to only drink tap water if it has been boiled for at least one minute.

May 23, 2025 –The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) and Peterborough Public Health (PPH) is participating in the Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System (RRFSS) telephone survey led in partnership with the Institute for Social Research (ISR) at York University. 

May 22, 2025 – The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit (now legally Haliburton Kawartha Northumberland Peterborough Public Health) has confirmed some residents may have been exposed to measles.

May 12, 2025 - The Haliburton Kawartha Northumberland Peterborough Health Unit (formerly the HKPR District Health Unit and Peterborough Public Health) would like to advise media and the community of an upcoming Board of Health meeting scheduled for Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 1 p.m.

April 28, 2025 – The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) invites you to focus on your mental health this Mental Health Week from May 5-11, 2025.  

April 28, 2025 – The HKPR District Health Unit, supported by PARN, has launched a community-wide awareness campaign aimed at promoting the safe disposal of harm reduction sharps. These include needles, glass bowl pipes and other items that may become harmful when broken or discarded improperly.