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News Release: Health Unit Dismisses École secondaire catholique Algonquin School Community

NORTH BAY, ON - The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) has dismissed all students and staff of École secondaire catholique Algonquin after an individual has tested positive for COVID-19. This dismissal is related to the COVID-19 Variant of Concern and is a cautionary measure to reduce the spread of the virus. All individuals from the 133 bus route and from the grade 9 cohort are considered high-risk and are required to self-isolate immediately. All high-risk individuals will...

Public Service Announcement: COVID-19 Community Outbreak Update

NORTH BAY, ON – As of February 12, 2021, 26 individuals have tested positive in connection to the COVID-19 Community Outbreak associated with the Skyline – Lancelot Apartments. To keep the community and residents informed, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) has created a webpage, which will be updated at the same time as our main case count updates.

The Health Unit is also awaiting the results to confirm the strain of the COVID-19 Variant of Concern. Once a preliminary result...

News Release: Shutdown and Stay-at-Home Order Extended

NORTH BAY, ON – The Ontario government announced this afternoon that the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) will stay in shutdown until at least February 22, 2021, at which point the situation will be re-evaluated.

“The COVID-19 situation can change in an instant. Our district experienced this over the past week with the recent COVID-19 Community Outbreak in relation to a COVID-19 Variant of Concern. We now also have two individuals who have preliminary positive results for a...

News Release: Health Unit Completes Long-Term Care Homes COVID-19 Vaccination

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) has completed the first dose of all long-term care home resident COVID-19 vaccinations in our district. Nine hundred seventy-two residents have received immunization against COVID-19, as well as 42 long-term care home health care workers, 31 individuals from First Nation elder care facilities, and 24 First Nations Health Care providers. An additional 18 doses were administered to hospital patients awaiting...

News Release: Reminder to be COVID-19 Kind

NORTH BAY, ON - The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is reminding the public to be COVID-19 kind. The location of the COVID-19 Community Outbreak was released earlier this week due to the need to inform the public of the evolving situation, and to make individuals who may have been on the property aware of the situation. The location was not provided for members of the public to harass the individuals who live there.

Individuals who have tested negative, are not identified...