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News Release: Health Unit Reminds Public of Enhanced COVID-19 Self-Isolation Requirements
Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2021 09:15 AM
NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) wishes to remind the public of the Ontario Ministry of Health’s updated guidelines for self-isolation, even if you only have one symptom of COVID-19. The updates are in response to the evolving situation related to COVID-19 Variants of Concern (VOCs) across the province.
The provincial guidelines now require that symptomatic individuals isolate at home until:
- they receive a negative COVID-19 test result OR
News Release: The Health Unit Reports a Third Death Associated with the COVID-19 Community Outbreak at the Skyline-Lancelot Apartments
Posted on Monday, March 01, 2021 01:00 PM
NORTH BAY, ON – It is with sadness that the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) reports the third death associated with the COVID-19 Community Outbreak at Skyline – Lancelot Apartments. The individual tested positive for COVID-19 with a preliminary positive result for a COVID-19 Variant of Concern (VOC).
“It is upsetting that we have had a third death associated with the COVID-19 Community Outbreak at the Skyline – Lancelot Apartments. I am thinking of the individual’s family...
News Release: Health Unit declares COVID-19 Outbreak at Parry Sound McDonald's
Posted on Saturday, February 27, 2021 10:45 AM
PARRY SOUND, ON - The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the McDonald’s restaurant in the Town of Parry Sound after four of the restaurant employees tested positive for COVID-19. To date, two of the four individuals have a preliminary positive test result for a COVID-19 Variant of Concern.
All four individuals reside outside of the Health Unit district and are currently self-isolating. The Health Unit is investigating the outbreak, and case...
News Release: Health Unit Highlights Details of Local COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
Posted on Friday, February 26, 2021 01:30 PM
NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – With COVID-19 vaccinations underway in the district, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) wishes to highlight important updates to the public. The Health Unit’s Vaccine Strategy Playbook is now available on our website and this document serves as a basis to guide the local rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations.
As higher volumes of COVID-19 vaccine shipments become available throughout Ontario, the Health Unit would like to remind the public that...
News Release: Health Unit Receives Confirmation of 12 Additional Results for COVID-19 Variant Originating from South Africa
Posted on Friday, February 26, 2021 12:30 PM
NORTH BAY, ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit has received confirmation from Public Health Ontario labs that an additional 12 preliminary positive COVID-19 Variant of Concern (VOC) specimens are positive for the VOC originating from South Africa. All 12 of these individuals are connected to the COVID-19 Community Outbreak at Skyline-Lancelot Apartments.
As of today, 42 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in connection with the Community Outbreak at Skyline-Lancelot Apartments;...