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News Release: Health Unit Declares COVID-19 Outbreak at the North Bay Jail

The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) has declared a respiratory outbreak at the North Bay Jail in Corridor 3 - the causative agent is COVID-19. The Health Unit is working with the North Bay Jail, the Ministry of the Solicitor General and North Bay Regional Health Centre’s COVID-19 Assessment Centre to support with outbreak protocols, including testing, preventatives measures, and case and contact management. Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 are currently self-isolating...

News Release: Health Unit Launches COVID-19 Guide to Summer Activities Webpage

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – As we enter Step 1 of the Roadmap to Reopen tomorrow, June 11, 2021, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is launching a COVID-19 Guide to Summer Activities page on their website. This webpage is designed to help individuals navigate through provincial restrictions during the three steps of reopening while enjoying their favourite summer activities safer.

“We’ve all shown tremendous effort over the last six months to limit the spread of COVID-19....

News Release: Three Ticks Test Positive for Lyme Disease Confirms Health Unit

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) confirms that since April 2021, three black-legged ticks found in the district have tested positive for the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, a bacteria that can cause Lyme disease. Two of the ticks that tested positive were from the North Bay area, and one was from the Parry Sound area.

So far in 2021, a total of 37 ticks have been submitted for identification, of which 19 have been identified as black-legged...

Communiqué de presse : Vous avez un rendez-vous pour une deuxième dose du vaccin en juin? Vérifiez l’horaire des cliniques dit le Bureau de santé

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – Le Bureau de santé du district de North Bay-Parry Sound (Bureau de santé) souhaite aviser les personnes qui ont leur rendez-vous pour leur deuxième dose du vaccin contre la COVID-19 de fixé pour le mois de juin de vérifier l’horaire ci-dessous ou d’aller au www.myhealthunit.ca/Vaccin avant de se rendre à leur rendez-vous. En raison d’une erreur dans le système de réservation provincial, certaines personnes ont un rendez-vous pour une seconde dose du vaccin à des...

Public Service Announcement: Second Dose Appointment in June? Check Clinic Schedule, says Health Unit

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is advising individuals who have their COVID-19 vaccine second dose appointment scheduled for a date in June, 2021, to check the clinic schedule below or at myhealthunit.ca before arriving for their vaccination. Due to a glitch in the provincial booking system, some individuals have second dose appointments booked on dates when clinics are not scheduled. Individuals whose second dose appointment does not...