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    Although the risk of becoming ill from COVID-19 remains low in Ontario, the local health unit and its community health partners continue to collaborate on plans should a case develop locally. Since C

kawarthaNOW, kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor), 8 Sep 2020     Click image for link to article.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 3 Dec 2020     A recent surge in positive COVID-19 cases and outbreaks was expected to lead the province to move the local health unit to the 'Yellow' protect level. This meant enhanced targeted enforcement, fines,

Benns, Roderick, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 4 Dec 2020     Medical Officer Dr. Lynn Noseworthy explained why the local health unit does not break down COVID case numbers by neighbourhood or community, citing a balance of right to privacy (given that many Kaw

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 4 Dec 2020     Kawartha Lakes moved into the Yellow zone on December 7, 2020. With the move into the Yellow-Control level, some of the key changes include: Restaurants/bars must close at midnight. Alcohol can no lo

Roderick Benns, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 3 Jul 2020     The local district health unit reported that there remained 11 unresolved COVID-19 cases in Kawartha Lakes, all of whom were self-isolating in their homes. The health unit followed up with all 11 peo

Kawartha Lakes This Week, 20 Mar 2020     The local medical officer of health announced that three residents of a long-term care home in Bobcaygeon have tested positive for COVID-19. The confirmed cases were: a male, 89, a female, 94 and a m

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 14 Apr 2020     The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit issued Class Section 22 Order on April 14 requiring that anyone diagnosed with COVID-19, considered a probable case or who has come in contac

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 6 Jul 2020     The local district health unit office in Lindsay reopened to the public on July 6, 2020. The office was open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm. Visitors were screened via questions, the number of pe

    The local health unit was moved to "Yellow-Protect" effective December 7, 2020. The health unit provides reports from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Confirmed positive: 333, includin

Engelstead, Diane, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 29 Nov 2020     Diane Engelstead wrote an open letter to Dr. Lynn Noseworthy of the local health unit stating that the public needed more information as to where the new COVID-19 cases were happening in the geograph

Sobanski, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 19 Mar 2020     The local Canadian Mental Health Association director of programs and the medical officer for the local health unit offered some tips to deal with COVID-19 pandemic stress and reminded the public tha

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 26 Mar 2020     Two residents of Pinecrest Nursing Home died from COVID-19. As of March 26, 14 staff members had tested positive for COVID-19 and 35 other residents including the deceased had developed symptoms of C

Sobanski, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 6 Jul 2020     While Kawartha Lakes' urban neighbours, such as Durham and Peterborough, made masks mandatory, the mayor said the city was not looking at mandating mask wearing at the time. The city would consider m

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 25 Nov 2020     New COVID-19 rapid tests were already delivered to two Ontario hospitals with 20 more preparing to launch in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, health officials in Kawartha Lakes didn't expect to see them

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (2004), 25 Nov 2020     Discussions regarding the delivery of a vaccine began in Kawartha Lakes as the province announced on November 23, 2020 the creation of a distribution task force and news that a vaccine may be ready f

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 18 Apr 2020     A patient in the Ross Memorial's Hospital's continuing care wing has tested positive for COVID-19 after being tested following a sudden onset of symptoms of respiratory illness while being hospitaliz

    Ross Memorial Hospital released a message to the community regarding increased testing volumes at the hospital, how they maintained safety while resuming some services, and that cloth masks were requ

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (2004), 23 Nov 2020     The local health unit continued to hit bumps in the road when it came to distributing influenza vaccines to area health care providers. Requests for a higher dose vaccines could not be filled as the

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 5 Jun 2020     Local healthcare groups got a handle on the COVID-19 pandemic, but leaders were very aware of how easy it could be to lose that grip.