23 | durhamregion.com | This Week | Thursday, July 28, 2022 | Nick and Carmela THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUppORT! Thank you for nominating us in the 2022 Reader's Choice Awards for Best Pizza, Pasta and Takeout Vacation Notice: We are heading to Italy to join our family in celebrating Nick's Mothers 95th birthday! And will be closed Sunday, July 25 to Wednesday, August 3 We reopen Thursday, August 4th and look forward to seeing everyone upon our return. La Pizza! & Pasta A Tradition of Quality, Value & Service Since 1975 One location only! 30 Taunton Rd. E., North Oshawa • 905-725-5100 www.lapizzaandpasta.com Worry-free living! Chartwell Bowmanville Creek is a modern retirement residence offering a fulfilling lifestyle and independent supportive living services that allow you to comfortably age in place. Book a tour today! 289-223-4936 | ChartwellBowmanvilleCreek.com CHARTWELL BOWMANVILLE CREEK 105 Queen Street, Bowmanville THINK AGAIN. Think you know RETIREMENT LIVING? Now part of the Chartwell family! Durham Region has a second confirmed case of monkeypox. The most recent data from Public Health Ontario lists a total of 194 confirmed cases in the province as of July 14, with two reported in Durham. That's up from 67 cases confirmed in Ontario about two weeks ago and one in Durham. The Durham Region Health Department said in a statement that no details will be released on the local cases to protect privacy. The health department is hosting a limited number of vaccination clinics in Dur- ham for people at risk of contracting monkeypox -- information on at-risk populations and vaccine clinics can be found on the health department website. Only one of the 194 cases in the province is female. The age range of people with confirmed cases ranges from 20 to 66. Nine of the cases have been hospitalized, representing 4.6 per cent. Monkeypox is spread through close contact with an infected person's body fluids, respiratory droplets or lesions -- or through items that have been contaminated with body fluids or lesions, such as bedding or towels. "The most commonly reported symptoms include rash, oral/genital lesions, swollen lymph nodes, headache, fever, chills, myalgia and fatigue," says Public Health Ontario's monkeypox report for the period of May 20 to July 14. The report notes "the most commonly reported risk factors include engaging in sexual or intimate contact (e.g., hugging, kissing, cuddling) with new and/or more than one partner." Symptoms appear an average of six to 13 days after exposure. Durham's health department says people can protect themselves from monkeypox by washing hands or using hand sanitizer; coughing or sneezing into the elbow and encouraging others to do the same; not sharing personal items such as water bottles, straws, eating utensils, cigarettes or toothbrushes; staying home and isolating if you are ill; and getting the Imvamune vaccine if eligible. NEWS SECOND MONKEYPOX CASE CONFIRMED IN DURHAM Two cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in Durham Region. This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows monkeypox virions obtained from a sample of human skin. The Associated Press ONTARIO HAS CONFIRMED 194 CASES AS OF JULY 14