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Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 16 Jan 2022     The local health unit cancelled clinics planned to take place at the Lindsay Exhibition grounds, the Coburg Community Centre, and the Keeler Centre in light of predictions by Environment Canada that significant snow is expected to fall overnight Sunday and into Monday.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 14 Jan 2022     The local health unit is cautioning the public to not take any declines in COVID-19 numbers as an indication that ground is being gained in the battle against Omicron.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 12 Jan 2022     The director of education for TLDSB is optimistic that the combination of stricter screening and rapid antigen tests being made available to staff and students will be key to keeping students in class.

Barbara- Ann Maceachern, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 11 Jan 2022     Staff shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic have led to prolonged periods of lockdown and feelings of unrest among the population. OPSEU Local 368 union president Dave Sirrs assures that everyone working within the institution is professional and doing the best they can with the resources they have.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 7 Jan 2022     As of January 7th, the hospital was reporting seven COVID-19 patients admitted. The latest surge in COVID-19 cases has also had an effect on staffing with approximately 15 positive cases and another 10 in isolation.

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 6 Jan 2022     The municipality reminds residents that safety protocols and best practices are also in place when visiting a landfill site.

Benzie, Robert, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 3 Jan 2022     Restrictions will also be placed on restaurants, shopping malls, museums, galleries, zoos, personal care services, in addition to others. Dr. Peter Juni said the government restrictions announced Mondsay are appropriate, though not ideal - "nothing is ideal with Omicron".

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 31 Dec 2021     The local health unit has joined the province in urging people who believe they might have COVID-19 simply to assume they have the virus and take necessary action instead of seeking out a confirmatory test. "There are very few appointments open at local assessment centres and the turnaround time to ...

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 30 Dec 2021     While volunteers cannot administer vaccines, there are plenty of other jobs that need to me done. Volunteers support vaccination clinics by taking on tasks such as greeting and screening clients, and providing other support to clients waiting for their immunization.

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 30 Dec 2021     The local health unit reported 130 new COVID-19 cases in Kawartha Lakes and Northumberland on December 30. For Kawartha Lakes, 60 cases were reported, bringing the total number of active cases to 231.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 29 Dec 2021     In just one week, COVID-19 cases in the local health unit region have almost tripled, pushing the rolling average from 83 to 231 cases per 100 000 population.

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 24 Dec 2021     With the highly contagious Omicron variant now the dominant COVID-19 strain circulating in the province, Dr. Bocking is urging everyone who has symptoms, even mild ones, to assume they have COVID-19 and stay home.

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 23 Dec 2021     As of December 23, there were 204 new cases of COVID-19 reported to the local health unit.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 22 Dec 2021     The local health unit is urging everyone to be extra vigilant when it comes to practicing pandemic safety measures in order to not exacerbate anticipated shortages of vaccine, tests, and hospital beds.

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 22 Dec 2021     The local health unit is making changes to its clinic schedules and processes in response to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases and direction from the province.

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 20 Dec 2021     The last 20 months have been very difficult on public venues intended for social and recreational purposes but members of the Fenelon Falls Senior Citizens Club are opting to look at 2022 as half full, rather than half empty.

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 18 Dec 2021     With a spike in local cases of COVID-19, the local health unit is encouraging employers to put measures in place to help prevent further spread of the virus.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 15 Dec 2021     The recent rise in COVID-19 cases and potential for a repeat of last year's holiday shutdown has local boards hoping for the best but preparing for the worst. All three area school boards have reported cases; eleven schools within Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board have confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 15 Dec 2021     The local health unit is adjusting some of its COVID-19 response processes in light of a recent spike in area cases.

Barbara- Ann Maceachern, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 06 Dec 2021     After finding out that both the Peterborough and Omemee Santa Claus Parades were cancelled this year, a pair of neighbours decided to take the matter into their own hands.