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Public Service Announcement: Health Unit Clarifies Details of Cassellholme Outbreak

NORTH BAY, ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is still investigating the outbreak at Cassellholme. The Health Unit is consulting with experts in laboratory medicine and infectious disease regarding the COVID-19 test results of some of the individuals who tested positive. We have received conflicting expert opinions as to whether these tests were truly positive. Based on the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 Guidance, it is not appropriate to clear an individual of COVID-19...

News Release: Health Unit Declares COVID-19 Outbreak at Cassellholme Long-Term Care Home

NORTH BAY ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) has declared an outbreak at Cassellholme. Thirteen individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in relation to this outbreak, however none of these individuals are residents. One individual has received a preliminary positive result for a Variant of Concern (VOC). The individuals tested positive following routine surveillance testing of staff and essential visitors at the long-term care home. The Health Unit and Cassellholme...

Public Service Announcement: Sunset Park Public School Set to Re-Open on February 22

NORTH BAY, ON – Sunset Park Public School is set to re-open for in-person learning on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 along with West Ferris Day Nursery. The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) dismissed the entire Sunset Park Public School and West Ferris Day Nursery on February 9 after an individual tested positive for COVID-19 in relation to the Skyline – Lancelot Apartments outbreak. High-risk contacts have been in self-isolation and to date no additional members of the Sunset Park...

News Release: Health Unit Opens Skating Rinks, Skating Trails, Tobogganing Hills, OFSC Snowmobile Trails and Snowmobile Trails on Crown Land

NORTH BAY, ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Heath Unit) is lifting closures of outdoor skating rinks, skating trails, tobogganing hills, Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) snowmobile trails and snowmobile trails on Crown Land in the district effective Monday February 22, 2021. The outdoor amenities were closed in January 2021, after numerous complaints about individuals and groups not following public health measures.

Municipalities are asked to assess their plan and...

News Release: Health Unit Provides Update on Phase 1 of Vaccination Rollout in District

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is preparing to vaccinate other priority groups in Phase 1 of Ontario’s Ethical Framework for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution. To date, 1,109 vaccines have been administered in our district. Once the next shipment of vaccine arrives, it will be allocated to second dose vaccinations to individuals that have already received their first dose and to continue first dose vaccines for priority groups. It is anticipated...