NORTH BAY, ON – As of June 16, 13 members of the North Bay Jail community have tested positive for COVID-19. The outbreak has been upgraded to facility wide, due to further spread of COVID-19 within the North Bay Jail. No COVID-19 infections have resulted in serious illness requiring hospitalization.
As part of outbreak management protocols at the North Bay Jail, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) continues its work in collaboration with the Ministry of the... Read More...

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... Read More...

Le Bureau de santé du district de North Bay-Parry Sound (Bureau de santé) a déclaré une éclosion de nature respiratoire causée par la COVID-19 à la prison de North Bay, dans le corridor 3. Le Bureau de santé travaille avec la prison de North Bay, le ministère du Solliciteur général et le Centre d’évaluation de la COVID-19 du Centre régional de santé de North Bay pour soutenir l’application... Read More...

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... Read More...

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... Read More...