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Public Service Announcement: Special Education Workers Eligible to Book COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment through Health Unit Call Centre

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – Special education workers 18 years of age and older who received notice from their school board, are now able to book an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine by calling the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) Call Centre at 1-800-563-2808. At this time, online booking is not yet available to special education workers and appointments are based on the availability of the mass immunization clinics.

The Health Unit has received a list from local...

Communiqué : Le Bureau de santé lance un tableau de bord de la COVID-19

NIPISSING ET PARRY SOUND (ONTARIO) – À 15 h aujourd’hui, le Bureau de santé du district de North Bay-Parry Sound lance son tableau de bord de la COVID-19 intitulé « Rapport de situation de la COVID-19 ». C’est dans ce rapport que vous trouverez les données les plus à jour sur la COVID-19 pour le district du Bureau de santé. Les données comprennent :

• un aperçu des cas de la COVID-19, y compris des renseignements sur les variants préoccupants;
• les cas par âge et par exposition;
• le nombre de cas...

News Release: Health Unit Launches COVID-19 Dashboard

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON - At 3 p.m., the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is launching their COVID-19 dashboard named the COVID-19 Status Report. The COVID-19 Status Report is a one-stop location for the most up-to-date COVID-19 data for the Health Unit’s district. Data includes:

• COVID-19 cases overview including variant of concern information;
• Cases by age and exposure;
• Number of confirmed cases by reported date;
• Number of confirmed cases by month;
• Outbreaks in child...

Communiqué : L’apprentissage en personne est une priorité pour le Bureau de santé

NIPISSING et PARRY SOUND (Ontario) – Le Bureau de santé du district de North Bay-Parry Sound (Bureau de santé) continue de suivre de près la situation de la COVID-19 dans les écoles afin de soutenir l’apprentissage en personne pendant l’application de l’ordre de rester à domicile.

Plus tôt cette semaine, le Bureau de santé de Peel et le Bureau de santé publique de Toronto ont tous deux émis des ordres en vertu de l’article 22 de la Loi sur la protection et la promotion de la santé en vue de suspendre...

News Release: In-Person Learning a Priority for Health Unit

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) continues to monitor the COVID-19 situation in schools closely, to help continue in-person learning during the Stay-at-Home Order.

Earlier this week Peel Public Health and Toronto Public Health both issued Section 22 orders under the Ontario Health Protection and Promotion Act to close schools for in-person learning. Both health unit districts saw significant increases in case counts and the spread of variants...