The health unit did not state where the case was confirmed within its jurisdiction of Peterborough, Peterborough County, Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation.
The goal of the drug strategy is to 'facilitate a collaborative, evidence-based approach to minimize the risks and harms associated with substance use.'
Campbellford Memorial Hospital says that due to a COVID-19 outbreak, only one 'essential caregiver' will be permitted to visit patients in the inpatient unit.
"The increased opioid overdose reports this week are troubling," said Dorothea Service, the Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit's harm reduction program manager.