April 14: Message from the Mayor
- Creators
- City of Kawartha Lakes, Videographer
- Letham, Andy, Interviewee
- Media Type
- Video
- Item Type
- Video recordings
- Description
- Mayor Andy Letham shares a message with the public. The local State of Emergency is extended to May 12 to match the province's extension. Restrictions for use of outdoor public amenities continues to be restricted. The local health unit reported 109 positive cases of the virus in Kawartha Lakes at this time, but Ross Memorial Hospital was in good shape with capacity for 100 patients in case of a surge.
- Publisher
- City of Kawartha Lakes
- Place of Publication
- Date of Original
- 14 Apr 2020
- Date Of Event
- 14 Apr 2020
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
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- Kawartha Lakes Public LibraryEmail:lindsaylibrary@kawarthalakeslibrary.ca
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(705) 324-9411 extension 1268 - Transcription
ood afternoon, its Tuesday April 14.
Hope everyone took some time to enjoy their long weekend and had a good
Easter.
As you may have heard, the province is extending their state of emergency for
another 28 days, until May 12. Accordingly, we will continue ours locally as well.
Unfortunately, this means that you will see restrictions continuing for a while. It’s
important to realize that all of this is happening because what we’re doing is
working and making a difference. I want to take a moment to thank all of you for
continuing to do your part. We ramped up enforcement this past weekend and I
am happy to say that both by-law and police reported that there were no serious
issues with non-compliance in any of our public areas.
Our local health unit is currently reporting 108 positive cases in Kawartha Lakes
– please keep in mind these are cumulative numbers since the beginning of
March. This number will not decrease - it is meant to be a total representation
over time of everyone who has ever been infected with COVID-19. According to
the health unit, community spread in Kawartha Lakes is not any greater than
anywhere else in the province.
I am also pleased to report Ross Memorial Hospital is in good shape and has
created capacity for up to 100 beds in case there’s a surge of inpatients in the
next month. Currently, there are only 2 patients requiring treatment for
COVID-19 at our hospital. We are continuing to work with them to update their
pandemic strategy. We are very lucky to have Ross Memorial Hospital in our
community. We have some real heroes working over there.
I wanted to lighten today’s message by sharing some of the positive news we
have here in the community, however I want to stress that we are still in the
middle of a global pandemic. Continuing to work together and all doing our part
to stay safe is how we will get through this.
Keep up the good work and thank you.
