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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...

Public Service Announcement: COVID-19 Community Outbreak Update

NORTH BAY, ON – As of February 11, 2021, 24 individuals have tested positive in connection to the COVID-19 Community Outbreak associated with the Skyline – Lancelot Apartments. Nineteen of these individuals reside full-time in the apartment building. Eighteen of the 24 individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 have a preliminary positive result of a COVID-19 variant of concern (VOC).

Once a preliminary result of a VOC has been identified, the sample undergoes further testing to determine the...

News Release: Health Unit to Remain in Shutdown, Stay-at-Home Order Still in Effect

NORTH BAY, ON – Yesterday, the Ontario government announced the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) will remain in shutdown until February 16, 2021, and the Stay-at-Home Order will remain in effect.

In January, the Health Unit’s district saw its largest number of individuals testing positive for COVID-19. Recently, preliminary results of a COVID-19 Variant of Concern (VOC) has been confirmed in three individuals. The Health Unit has announced a COVID-19 Community Outbreak in association...

PSA: A Member of the Sunset Park Public School has Tested Positive for COVID-19

NORTH BAY, ON - The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) has confirmed a member of the Sunset Park Public School community has tested positive for COVID-19. As the individual was at the school during their infectious period, the Early Learning, Kindergarten JK/SK Immersion Class and anyone who took the Stock Bus Lines - Bus 164 on February 4 and 5 have been dismissed. The Health Unit is working with the school and Near North District School Board to ensure that all close contacts...