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News Release: Skyline – Lancelot Apartments Residents Received First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine

Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2021 04:15 AM

NORTH BAY, ON – In response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, and in an effort to help protect the residents, North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is pleased to advise that their vaccination team was on site at Lancelot apartments yesterday to offer residents their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

COVID-19 vaccinations were offered through pre-scheduled appointments to residents of the Skyline – Lancelot Apartments who were free of symptoms. Residents that were...

News Release: Health Unit to Hold Weekly Media Availability; Launches Roundtable with Municipal Leaders and Public Health Experts

Posted on Monday, March 08, 2021 05:15 AM

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – Today, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) announced a weekly virtual press conference where a team of public health experts will be available to answer questions and provide the latest pandemic response information, especially as the vaccine rollout progresses. The Health Unit will also launch a bi-weekly municipal leaders meeting which will convene regularly to consult and coordinate with key community leaders on the pandemic response.

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News Release: Health Unit to Return to Ontario’s COVID-19 Response Framework in Red – Control Level

Posted on Friday, March 05, 2021 09:00 AM

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – Today the Government of Ontario confirmed the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) will be moving to the Red – Control level of the provincial’s COVID-19 Response Framework (Colour-Coded) as of March 8, 2021. The Health Unit had been effectively shutdown and under a Stay-At-Home Order since December 26, 2020, and had remained under such an order recently as the result of the recent presence of COVID-19 Variants of Concern (VOCs) in the community.

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News Release: COVID-19 Outbreak at Cassellholme Declared Over

Posted on Friday, March 05, 2021 08:00 AM

NORTH BAY, ON - The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is pleased to declare the COVID-19 Outbreak at Cassellholme over. Together, the Heath Unit and Cassellholme staff and management, worked diligently to manage the outbreak and ensure safety of the Cassellholme residents, staff and essential visitors.

The outbreak was declared as 12 individuals tested positive for COVID-19, however none of these individuals were residents. One individual received a preliminary positive result...

News Release: Health Unit Receives Confirmation of Two Individuals Testing Positive for COVID-19 Variant Originating From United Kingdom

Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2021 11:00 AM

PARRY SOUND, ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) has received lab confirmation that two individuals in the district of Parry Sound have tested positive for the COVID-19 Variant of Concern (VOC) originating from United Kingdom (UK). The individuals had previously received a preliminary positive result for a COVID-19 VOC, with their exposure being community spread meaning the individuals did not know where they caught the virus.

“We now have confirmation of two different...

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